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school shootings

Nov 2018

Illinois vote to allow armed teachers fails

Jazz Shaw Nov 20, 2018 7:11 PM

Soft target, hard pass

Sep 2018

Schools have started. But so have the fears of parents–And kids

Andrew Malcolm Sep 13, 2018 8:41 AM

And don’t let go.

Teachers given “active shooter preparation kit” including bucket, duct tape

Jazz Shaw Sep 01, 2018 7:01 PM

Be prepared

May 2018

Parkland shooter: ‘When you see me on the news, you’ll know who I am’

John Sexton May 30, 2018 10:01 PM

“My goal is at least 20 people.”

Family that took in Parkland shooter being sued

Jazz Shaw May 22, 2018 6:41 PM

Empty pockets

Arne Duncan: Boycott the schools until gun control passes

Jazz Shaw May 21, 2018 8:01 AM

I suppose nobody will bother shooting at an empty school, but…

The school shooting epidemic as a slow-motion riot

John Sexton May 18, 2018 5:21 PM

“…the riot has now engulfed the boys who were once content to play with chemistry sets in the basement.”

Good guy with gun stops school shooter in Illinois

Ed Morrissey May 17, 2018 10:01 AM

“The bottom line was that they were prepared.”

Apr 2018

Foreign exchange student threatening school shooting had a gun after all

Jazz Shaw Apr 04, 2018 8:01 AM

And he built it himself

Mar 2018

New Hampshire Democrats edging away from the Second Amendment

Jazz Shaw Mar 30, 2018 10:41 AM

Seriously? In New Hampshire?

Mental health: The issue everyone dodges until after the mass shootings

Andrew Malcolm Mar 30, 2018 8:41 AM

No one wanted to see what was there to see

A thwarted school shooting in PA by an exchange student raises more questions

Jazz Shaw Mar 29, 2018 4:41 PM

An exchange student? There’s a different twist

It doesn’t matter whose bullet killed the Maryland school shooter

Jazz Shaw Mar 27, 2018 4:31 PM

The system still worked

Revealing scenes from the “March for our Lives”

Jazz Shaw Mar 24, 2018 7:01 PM

So much for school safety. This was about politics

40% of teachers doubt their school security against a shooter

Andrew Malcolm Mar 23, 2018 2:01 PM

Question: Is your kid’s school among them?

Parkland shooting victims’ families supporting STOP School Violence Act

Jazz Shaw Mar 21, 2018 9:21 AM

Of course, you wouldn’t know this from the press coverage

Developing: School shooting in Maryland “contained,” at least 3 injured; Update: Single shooter, single target, 3 injuries; Update: Armed resource officer ended incident immediately; Update: Suspect dead

Ed Morrissey Mar 20, 2018 9:41 AM

“Some of the injuries are critical.”

Baltimore teachers threaten to walk out if any of them are armed

Jazz Shaw Mar 15, 2018 9:21 AM

That should solve everything

Student walkout to protest gun violence goes nationwide

John Sexton Mar 14, 2018 1:01 PM

“Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, stretched out on the sidewalk as part of a ‘lie-in’ with students…”

You guys! MTV is about to go dark for 17 minutes

Jazz Shaw Mar 14, 2018 9:21 AM

Will anyone notice?

Totally sane NY Democrats push ban on teachers being armed in schools

Jazz Shaw Mar 05, 2018 12:31 PM

Yes, this should solve everything quite nicely

Feb 2018

What to do with all those “angry young men”

Jazz Shaw Feb 28, 2018 8:41 PM

This isn’t a one size fits all problem, guys

Broward County deputies ordered to defend their Sheriff? (Video)

Jazz Shaw Feb 27, 2018 8:01 AM

Holding the line

Florida school shooting may reverse sagging gun sales trend

Jazz Shaw Feb 26, 2018 9:21 AM

Irony on top of irony

The brutal waterboarding, er… interview of the Broward County Sheriff

Jazz Shaw Feb 25, 2018 12:31 PM

The Sheriff is suffering from a lot of memory loss all of a sudden

Sunday morning talking heads

Jazz Shaw Feb 25, 2018 8:01 AM

Mostly Florida

That CNN “scripted town hall” question just became more complicated

Jazz Shaw Feb 24, 2018 8:31 AM

Somebody doctored an email… but who?

Was CNN scripting questions for their Florida school shooting town hall?

Jazz Shaw Feb 22, 2018 9:21 AM

He said, he said, they said

New hot ticket for Ohio teachers: free concealed carry classes

Jazz Shaw Feb 21, 2018 8:01 AM

Going faster than free bacon

The Children’s Crusade for gun control marches on at CNN

John Sexton Feb 19, 2018 6:41 PM

“You’re either with us or against us.”

Video: Bernie Sanders doesn’t like being asked about his record on guns

Jazz Shaw Feb 19, 2018 9:21 AM

“Hey, Chuck! Hey, Chuck! Let me tell you something…”

Social Services investigated Florida shooter two years ago

Jazz Shaw Feb 18, 2018 9:31 AM

When was the ball dropped?

Liberals try to claim Florida shooter was “trained by the NRA”

Jazz Shaw Feb 17, 2018 4:01 PM

Nice try

Trump visits Florida hospital, meets with school shooting victims

John Sexton Feb 16, 2018 8:41 PM

“…very sad something like that could happen.”

Washington Post: No, there haven’t been 18 school shootings so far this year

John Sexton Feb 15, 2018 6:41 PM

“Everytown has long inflated its total by including incidents of gunfire that are not really school shootings.”

Open thread: Trump to address nation after mass shooting; Update: Mnuchin: Congress needs to take action; live video added

Ed Morrissey Feb 15, 2018 10:41 AM

“Must always report such instances to authorities, again and again!”

Hmm: FBI warned about Parkland school shooter? Update: Couldn’t ID him?

Ed Morrissey Feb 15, 2018 8:41 AM

“I’m going to be a professional school shooter.”

Police: Los Angeles middle school shooting was an accidental discharge

John Sexton Feb 02, 2018 7:21 PM

“The physical evidence seems to support that it was discharged from within the backpack.”

Two students shot at LA Middle School, female ‘person of interest’ under arrest (Update)

John Sexton Feb 01, 2018 3:21 PM

“…the victims — a 15-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl — were transported to a local hospital.”

Jan 2018

School shooting in Kentucky leaves 2 dead, 15-year-old suspect in custody (Update)

John Sexton Jan 23, 2018 1:01 PM

“Rodgers said the bullets started flying as kids were heading to classes.”

Apr 2017

Shooting at San Bernardino elementary school (Updated: One student has died)

John Sexton Apr 10, 2017 3:21 PM

“two students and one teacher were injured at the campus”

How bad are things in Chicago? Try bullet-proof vests for school children

Jazz Shaw Apr 04, 2017 2:31 PM

It’s come to this

Dec 2016

#FakeNews alert: Bloomberg’s gun group’s claims about school shootings are rather… fanciful

Jazz Shaw Dec 20, 2016 10:41 AM

You probably didn’t know that a liquor store qualifies as “a school”

Nov 2016

Breaking: Active shooter at Ohio State; Update: Began with SUV crashing into building, CBS reports; Update: Two people arrested in parking garage; Update: One suspect dead; Update: Shelter order lifted; Update: No shooter? Update: “We believe there was one suspect, and he’s DOA”

Ed Morrissey Nov 28, 2016 10:36 AM

“Run Hide Fight.”