Families form nonprofits to address gun, school safety after Nashville school shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Families form nonprofits to address gun, school safety after Nashville school shooting

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pausing at the microphone, 6-year-old Noah took a breath and softly stated, “I don’t want any guns today or any day in my school.” His mom, Sarah Shoop Neumann, wiped away tears as she held the young boy. Joining a group of families from The Covenant School, Neumann and others on Thursday announced that they had created two nonprofits to not only promote school safety and mental health resources, but also form an action fund to push legislative policy changes that would place certain limits on firearms inside the politically ruby red state of Tennessee. “And our children can go to school without fear.” The group’s announcement is the latest development in the ongoing tension over whether Republican-dominant Tennessee will pass meaningful legislation in response to The Covenant School shooting. Instead, the Republican supermajority has largely argued for the need to add more security to school buildings, and many have vowed to spike any proposals that would mimic so-called “red flag” laws that other states have passed in the wake of school shootings. Under Lee’s proposal, law enforcement would first determine if a person is a threat, then a hearing with the person in question would be held, generally within three to five days.

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Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting

The Independent  

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‘Combination of factors’ led to Wisconsin school shooting, police say
4 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Combination of factors’ led to Wisconsin school shooting, police say

Firstpost  

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes offered no details about a possible motive, though he said bullying at Abundant Life Christian School would be investigated Flowers and candles are placed outside the Abundant Life Christian School Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 in Madison, Wis., following a shooting on Monday. AP The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student …

Joe Biden urges Congress to act after tragic Wisconsin school shooting, ‘Every child deserves to feel safe’
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Joe Biden urges Congress to act after tragic Wisconsin school shooting, ‘Every child deserves to feel safe’

Hindustan Times  

Joe Biden has urged the Congress to act at the earliest following a tragic shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday morning, December 16. Authorities said a 17-year-old female suspect allegedly opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, killing a teen pupil and a teacher, and injuring six more people. Joe Biden urges Congress to act after …

Police dig into how and why a 15-year-old got a gun used to kill 2 people and injure several others at her Christian school
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Police dig into how and why a 15-year-old got a gun used to kill 2 people and injure several others at her Christian school

CNN  

CNN — The pre-Christmas buzz and serene sense of safety at a Wisconsin private school were shattered when a student pulled out a gun and opened fire – killing two people, wounding six others and devastating a bewildered community. “But the trauma – it’s a lot, because I’m sure they lost friends and teachers, which is not OK. And I …

What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin
1 month ago

What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin

CNN  

CNN — Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a handgun to her small Christian school in Wisconsin and opened fire, killing two people and wounding several others a week before Christmas. Evidence suggests the shooter, who also went by the name “Samantha,” died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Police Chief Shon Barnes said. The shooter did not appear …

What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin
1 month ago

What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin

CNN  

CNN — Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a handgun to her small Christian school in Wisconsin and opened fire, killing two people and wounding several others a week before Christmas. Evidence suggests the shooter, who also went by the name “Samantha,” died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Police Chief Shon Barnes said. The shooter did not appear …

School gun deaths reach 48 this year as grim total surpasses 2023 with months to go
3 months ago

School gun deaths reach 48 this year as grim total surpasses 2023 with months to go

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The number of gun violence incidents on school grounds in 2024 so far has …

Students walk out demanding 'future free from gun violence' after Georgia shooting
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Students walk out demanding 'future free from gun violence' after Georgia shooting

Raw Story  

Joined by educators, parents, and gun control advocates, thousands of Georgia students on Friday staged a classroom walkout organized by the youth-led March for Our Lives "to demand a future free from gun violence" following the September 4 mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, the deadliest such event in the state's history. "Across Georgia, Republican leaders—like those who …

US News: Deadly Georgia School Shooting claims 4 lives, injures 9; Biden and Harris condemn violence
4 months, 1 week ago

US News: Deadly Georgia School Shooting claims 4 lives, injures 9; Biden and Harris condemn violence

Live Mint  

Four individuals, including two students, were killed in a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. The White House is calling for tighter gun regulations amid ongoing concerns about gun violence in the US At least four people, including two students, were killed and nine others injured when a fellow student opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, …

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims plan Wednesday announcement ahead of 2-year anniversary
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims plan Wednesday announcement ahead of 2-year anniversary

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The families of 19 of …

Tennessee school shooting: Thousands to form a human chain to honor The Covenant School gun violence victims
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennessee school shooting: Thousands to form a human chain to honor The Covenant School gun violence victims

CNN  

CNN — In Nashville, one year after a shooting at a private school took six lives, thousands will come together to honor victims of gun violence and provide a visible demonstration in support of reform. About 13,000 people are expected to form a four-mile human chain Wednesday beginning at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt where some of the …

Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes but get mixed results
1 year, 3 months ago

Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes but get mixed results

LA Times  

Covenant School parent Mary Joyce is overcome with emotion as she speaks outside the Tennessee House chamber in Nashville. Lawmakers in Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a series of gun control laws just three weeks after a gunman, who authorities say was mentally disturbed, killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. “Did you look at images of …

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps
1 year, 9 months ago

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two weeks after one of his wife’s closest friends was killed in a Nashville school shooting, Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday called on Tennessee’s GOP-dominant General Assembly to pass legislation that would keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others. Lee’s call for a law designed to prevent people who may hurt themselves or …

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps
1 year, 9 months ago

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bill Lee on Tuesday called …

States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — In the wake of an elementary school shooting in Tennessee earlier this week that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead, state legislatures across the country are moving forward with bills aiming to improve school safety. Two Democratic lawmakers are the chief sponsors of another bill that would require all public school classrooms to have panic alert …

Nashville school shooting: How to support victims’ families and community
1 year, 9 months ago

Nashville school shooting: How to support victims’ families and community

The Independent  

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Nashville shooting highlights security at private schools
1 year, 9 months ago

Nashville shooting highlights security at private schools

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An alarm blared and lights flashed as a heavily armed assailant stalked the hallways of The Covenant School. Generally, private schools don’t have access to the police many public schools have assigned to their campuses, said Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers. “I would imagine after this horrific situation in Nashville …

Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies despite outcry
1 year, 9 months ago

Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies despite outcry

Associated Press  

Public outrage is swift following mass shootings, such as the killing of six people at a Christian elementary school in Nashville. TENNESSEE SHOOTING RESPONSE Following Monday’s shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, tensions ran high among state lawmakers meeting across town in the state Capitol. After another shooting injured two administrators a Denver high school last week, Democratic majorities …

Explained: What America can do to save its children from gun violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: What America can do to save its children from gun violence

Firstpost  

For some, Monday’s massacre at the Covenant School in Nashville confirms the need to ban assault rifles, while others call for increased security at schools. Here is a look at some of the options being discussed after Monday’s massacre at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, from gun control proposals to armoured safe rooms on school grounds. “So, it’s a …

After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax
1 year, 9 months ago

After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Nashville residents reeled from a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, a federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age for Tennesseans to carry handguns publicly without a permit to 18 — just two years after a new law set the age at 21. “Let’s not let another preventable tragedy unfold …

VIDEO FOR YOU: Senators react to Nashville school shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

VIDEO FOR YOU: Senators react to Nashville school shooting

The Independent  

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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for more ‘good guys with guns’ after Nashville shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for more ‘good guys with guns’ after Nashville shooting

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene called for “more good guys with …

Surviving the unthinkable: A psychologist explains how to help kids recover after a school shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

Surviving the unthinkable: A psychologist explains how to help kids recover after a school shooting

Salon  

Monday's shooting at a Christian school in Nashville was a stark reminder of how frequently even young American children are exposed to gun violence. Most students who bear witness to school shootings will have "at least some" of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, Lazarus said. A child who experiences a school shooting firsthand may have issues concentrating, trouble sleeping, develop …

Nashville police search for clues after latest US school shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

Nashville police search for clues after latest US school shooting

Al Jazeera  

Police release body camera footage of attack at Christian primary school that left three children, three adults dead. Police on Tuesday were poring over what they described as a “manifesto” left by the attacker following the mass shooting at the Covenant School in the city’s leafy Green Hills community. Among the other evidence being assessed on Tuesday were writings by …

Three children, three adults killed in Nashville school shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

Three children, three adults killed in Nashville school shooting

Al Jazeera  

Deadly attack by 28-year-old local woman, who was fatally shot by police, renews calls for stricter gun laws in US. Three children and three adults have been killed after a woman opened fire at a primary school in Nashville, Tennessee, local officials said, in the latest instance of deadly gun violence in the United States. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department …

School shooting survivors call on Missouri lawmakers to act
1 year, 10 months ago

School shooting survivors call on Missouri lawmakers to act

Associated Press  

— Survivors of a deadly school shooting in St. Louis on Tuesday shared art, music and stories about gun violence at the Missouri Capitol while advocating for lawmakers to act. We deserve action.” A 19-year-old gunman killed two people and injured seven others in an Oct. 24 shooting at the Central Visual Arts and Performing Arts High School, which Love …

Joe Biden demands Congress to act on gun violence after latest mass shooting
1 year, 11 months ago

Joe Biden demands Congress to act on gun violence after latest mass shooting

Firstpost  

As the leader of a nation plagued by daily shootings, Biden said he had promised the state’s Democratic governor the ‘deployment of all necessary federal law enforcement’ Washington: US President Joe Biden called on Congress Tuesday to act against America’s epidemic of gun violence, one day after a new massacre on a Michigan university campus killed three people and injured …

Police didn’t stop Parkland or Uvalde shootings, and often discriminate against students. Why did Biden give them $300m?
2 years, 4 months ago

Police didn’t stop Parkland or Uvalde shootings, and often discriminate against students. Why did Biden give them $300m?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Following Columbine, and as we’ve seen a number …

Understanding the U.S.’s gun violence epidemic | Data Point podcast
2 years, 5 months ago

Understanding the U.S.’s gun violence epidemic | Data Point podcast

The Hindu  

On May 24, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in the small town of Uvalde in Texas. The shooting, which left 21 people dead, is now added to the long and growing list of mass shootings that take place in the U.S. regularly. In fact, according to the Gun Violence Archive, at least 356 mass shootings have been recorded so …

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre
2 years, 7 months ago

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The NRA said in an online statement that …

NRA stages big gun show in Texas days after school massacre
2 years, 7 months ago

NRA stages big gun show in Texas days after school massacre

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The NRA said in an online …

US school attack: Stand up to the gun lobby
2 years, 7 months ago

US school attack: Stand up to the gun lobby

Hindustan Times  

The grisly murder of 19 children by an 18-year-old gunman in a Texas elementary school brings America’s puzzling aversion to gun control to the fore again, along with the disappointing reality that with midterm elections coming up, little is likely to change legislatively, especially in gun-friendly states such as Texas. The rampage at Robb Elementary School in the heavily Latino …

LOCALIZE IT: Ideas for local coverage of deadly gun violence
2 years, 7 months ago

LOCALIZE IT: Ideas for local coverage of deadly gun violence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are some ways to localize coverage of how …

Survivors of Parkland and Columbine shootings share their outrage over Uvalde tragedy
2 years, 7 months ago

Survivors of Parkland and Columbine shootings share their outrage over Uvalde tragedy

NPR  

Survivors of Parkland and Columbine shootings share their outrage over Uvalde tragedy Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Higley/AP Kevin Higley/AP The tragedies at their schools happened decades apart, but two survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Columbine High School shootings were united Tuesday in their outrage. David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland, Fla. high …

Photos: Pain and anguish after bloody Texas school shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

Photos: Pain and anguish after bloody Texas school shooting

Al Jazeera  

An 18-year-old gunman has opened fire at an elementary school in the US state of Texas, killing at least 19 children and two teachers as he went from classroom to classroom, before being shot dead by police. The assault at Robb Elementary School in the small town of Uvalde was the deadliest shooting at a school in the United States …

Op-Ed: Why our response to school shootings is all wrong
2 years, 7 months ago

Op-Ed: Why our response to school shootings is all wrong

LA Times  

“He shot and killed horrifically, incomprehensibly,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said, describing the actions of the 18-year-old gunman allegedly responsible for killing 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Opinion Editorial: National suicide plays out one murderous mass shooting at a time Perhaps it’s the fate of the United States to watch its …

Biden: Nation owes school shooting victims more than prayers
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden: Nation owes school shooting victims more than prayers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a video released Tuesday, President Joe Biden spoke directly to the families of those killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School nine years ago, saying the nation owed families of mass shootings “more than our prayers. A senior White House official said Biden shared frustrations expressed by many gun violence prevention groups that Congress is acting too slowly …

Op-Ed: The powerful message behind charging the parents in the Michigan school shooting
3 years, 1 month ago

Op-Ed: The powerful message behind charging the parents in the Michigan school shooting

LA Times  

A makeshift memorial to the four students who died Nov. 30 in a mass school shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan. It’s rare for adult gun owners to be charged in relation to school shootings because parents of shooters have a constitutional right to own a firearm and most states don’t have laws requiring gun owners to secure their …

Gun control group starts faith-driven push ahead of election
4 years, 8 months ago

Gun control group starts faith-driven push ahead of election

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A leading gun control advocacy group has enlisted more than a dozen religious leaders to boost voter turnout this fall in support of candidates who support measures to prevent gun violence. Schenck described gun violence as a “life or death issue, which makes it a supreme moral consideration.” “Churches, especially white evangelical churches, have largely ignored this …

Miami Middle School Students Hope Their Magazine Will Help End Gun Violence
4 years, 11 months ago

Miami Middle School Students Hope Their Magazine Will Help End Gun Violence

NPR  

Miami Middle School Students Hope Their Magazine Will Help End Gun Violence Enlarge this image toggle caption Jessica Bakeman/WLRN Jessica Bakeman/WLRN The morning after the Feb. 14, 2018, school shooting in Parkland, Fla., a middle school teacher in nearby Miami stood in front of his speech and debate class and had no idea what to say. "It's a powerful thing …

Parkland survivor David Hogg slams NRA for peddling conspiracy theories about school shootings
5 years, 9 months ago

Parkland survivor David Hogg slams NRA for peddling conspiracy theories about school shootings

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gun control reform activists and survivors of the school shooting …

Parkland shooting stirs 3 siblings to lives of activism
5 years, 11 months ago

Parkland shooting stirs 3 siblings to lives of activism

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — Last February, Matt Deitsch was living his dream studying at a California university. Last Valentine’s Day, Stoneman Douglas alumnus Matt was working with a startup T-shirt company that student Joaquin Oliver was going to model for three days later. Just hours after the shooting, the high school students became impossible to ignore— riding their bikes to TV …

A year after the school massacre, Parkland survivors vow to keep pushing for gun control
5 years, 11 months ago

A year after the school massacre, Parkland survivors vow to keep pushing for gun control

CNN  

CNN — School massacre survivors David Hogg and Ryan Deitsch reflected on what they see as progress on gun control a year after the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting – and what’s next for them and their movement. He said he wants to “make sure our generation is the last generation that has to live with the constant scourge of gun …

School safety panel will not look at guns, DeVos says
6 years, 7 months ago

School safety panel will not look at guns, DeVos says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal school safety commission set up after the deadly shooting at a Florida high school will not examine the role of guns in school violence, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday. During a hearing on education spending, DeVos was asked whether the commission that she is chairing will look at guns in the context of school safety. …

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