Biden: School Shooting ‘a Family’s Worst Nightmare’
White House
Biden: School Shooting ‘a Family’s Worst Nightmare’
2023-03-27 20:17:43
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden responded to the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, Monday that left three children and three adults dead, saying it is “a family’s worst nightmare” and calling on Congress to do more to address gun violence.... Read More

Governors Forming Task Force to Address Mass Shootings
Guns
Governors Forming Task Force to Address Mass Shootings

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The leaders of the National Governors Association said Friday they're forming a bipartisan working group to come up with recommendations to stop mass shootings following the Texas school massacre. Reaching consensus could be a tall... Read More

Shooting Survivors and Families Express Outrage Ahead of Votes on Gun Reform
Congress
Shooting Survivors and Families Express Outrage Ahead of Votes on Gun Reform
2022-06-08 21:32:57
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The heated emotions of gun violence and mass shootings continued during a congressional hearing Wednesday as lawmakers prepared for a key vote on gun reform this week. Once again, the debate and the hearing before the vote groped... Read More

House Panel Taking up Gun Bill in Wake of Mass Shootings
Guns
House Panel Taking up Gun Bill in Wake of Mass Shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is beginning to put its stamp on gun legislation in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York by 18-year-old assailants who used semi-automatic rifles to kill 31 people, including 19 children. The House... Read More

Uvalde Grieves, Says Goodbyes at Visitations, Funerals
Guns
Uvalde Grieves, Says Goodbyes at Visitations, Funerals

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered... Read More

Gun Control Advocates Rally for Action as NRA Convention Proceeds
Guns
Gun Control Advocates Rally for Action as NRA Convention Proceeds
2022-05-31 14:22:34
by Reece Nations

HOUSTON — The National Rifle Association commenced its annual meeting in Houston on Friday, days after the third-deadliest school shooting in United States history took place roughly 280 miles away. The NRA meeting was met with crowds of protesters who... Read More

Some Grieve, Others Seethe After Texas Mass School Shooting
Crime
Some Grieve, Others Seethe After Texas Mass School Shooting
2022-05-26 12:50:29
by Reece Nations

UVALDE, Texas — Flags were already being flown at half-staff on Tuesday evening, hours after an armed gunman entered Robb Elementary School and opened fire in a classroom. By then, throngs of reporters and federal agents had descended upon the... Read More

Gunman Kills 19 Children, Two Adults in Texas School Rampage
Crime
Gunman Kills 19 Children, Two Adults in Texas School Rampage

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom at a Texas elementary school in a rampage that also left two adults dead, officials said, adding to a gruesome, yearslong series of mass... Read More

President Speaks of ‘Unimaginable Grief’ After Student Kills Three at Michigan School
In The States
President Speaks of ‘Unimaginable Grief’ After Student Kills Three at Michigan School
2021-11-30 22:56:06
by Dan McCue

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Three students were killed and eight people were wounded in an attack by a student at a Michigan high school Tuesday afternoon. According to Oakland County, Michigan, Undersheriff Mike McCabe, two of the wounded were undergoing... Read More

Gottheimer Leads Effort to Have Panic Alarms Installed in all Schools
Law Enforcement
Gottheimer Leads Effort to Have Panic Alarms Installed in all Schools
2021-06-01 20:07:45
by TWN Staff

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., is leading a bipartisan effort to have silent panic alarms installed in every primary and secondary school across the nation. The vehicle for this is the Alyssa’s Legacy Youth in School Safety Alert Act, named for... Read More

Calif. High School Shooter Opens Fire on Crowded Quad, Killing 2 and Injuring 3
Crime
Calif. High School Shooter Opens Fire on Crowded Quad, Killing 2 and Injuring 3

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Authorities said the shooting at Saugus High School that left two students dead and three wounded Thursday occurred over a 16-second period in which a classmate pulled out a gun in the quad area and opened... Read More

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