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Published
October 7, 2023

Commentary: How to keep school shootings from happening in Maine

Let’s put our resources into programs and policies that utilize best practices in managing possible threats.
Published
October 4, 2023

Massachusetts shooting claims life of baby delivered after mother was one of several hit by gunfire

Authorities say the baby of a pregnant woman who was shot following a fight on a downtown street was delivered at a hospital and died.
Published
October 4, 2023

Shooting erupted during dispute at a Baltimore university, but victims were unintended targets

The shooting happened at Morgan State University as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball.
Published
September 26, 2023

Commentary: Too many lives are lost to gun violence. That’s a fact, not a fear tactic.

Maine gun safety advocates support laws that do not jeopardize the rights of law-abiding citizens to purchase a firearm.     
Published
September 15, 2023

New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds

At least a half dozen lawsuits are challenging provisions of the governor's original order.

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Published
September 6, 2023

Clarence Page: ‘Can you hear gunshots?’ The horrors from inside an active shooter lockdown

Student texts at UNC Chapel Hill reveal the consternation felt on a locked-down campus, but how many more lockdowns will we need before Congress offers some guidance?
Published
August 29, 2023

University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say

A since-deleted page on the school’s website listed Tailei Qi as part of Zijie Yan’s research group, though police say their ties were still under investigation.
Published
August 28, 2023

Faculty member shot and killed at University of North Carolina; suspect arrested

About 3 hours after warning students to seek shelter indoors, the school posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, 'All clear. All clear. Resume normal activities.'
Published
August 28, 2023

Gov. DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn the racist killings of 3 in Jacksonville

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – who has loosened gun laws in Florida and antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding 'wokeness' – was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil in Jacksonville.
Published
August 15, 2023

Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old used gun to shoot teacher

The case is one of three legal efforts seeking accountability, including the teacher’s $40 million lawsuit that accuses the school system of gross negligence.