Guns in Schools

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The Moral Movement Against Violence

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Feb 28, 2018 If Americans can’t be secure from someone packing an assault rifle, or from the predatory behavior of powerful men, or from the police, we do not live in a functioning society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Companies Face Pressure to Pick Sides in Gun Debate

DAMIAN J. TROISE / The Associated Press Feb 27, 2018 Following the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting, dozens of companies are ending deals for members of the National Rifle Association. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Florida Lawmakers Consider Gun Proposals

The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 The Florida Senate Rules Committee has voted 9-4 for a bill that would raise the age to purchase rifles from 18 to 21 and create a three-day waiting period to buy the weapons. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump: ‘I’d Run in There’ Unarmed to Save People During Mass Shooting

DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 The president says he believes he and most of the nation's governors would have rushed in, even without a weapon, to aid students during the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Operating Costs

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Students Resolute as They Re-enter School Massacre Site

TERRY SPENCER / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 Several thousand people return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the first time since a gunman took 17 lives 12 days earlier. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congress Has Ideas for Easing Gun Violence but No Consensus

LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2018 The most likely legislative option is bolstering the federal background check system for gun purchases, but it's bogged down after being linked with a less popular measure to expand gun rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Companies Rethink Ties to NRA

The Associated Press Feb 23, 2018 After the latest school shooting, businesses review their investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry and the National Rifle Association. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Young Courage vs. White Male Rage

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 22, 2018 It’s important to acknowledge that Americans place tremendous significance on gun ownership and how this fact intersects with issues of race and gender. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

School District Threatens to Suspend Gun-Violence Protesters (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 22, 2018 The Needville, Texas, Independent School District says any demonstrations during school hours will result in a three-day suspension. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sheriff: School Officer Never Went Inside to Confront Gunman

BRENDAN FARRINGTON, GARY FINEOUT and TERRY SPENCER / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2018 Scot Peterson, the armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people, resigns after being suspended without pay and placed under investigation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )