But its impact can be lessened – without violating anyone’s rights – if we take common sense measures now.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims to testify in Congress
Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next week as Congress debates gun measures.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Cape Elizabeth, South Portland students walk out of class to protest gun violence
The protest march was organized by students and parents in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Texas.
Posted inNation & World
Two doctors, receptionist and visitor killed in Tulsa shooting
One was an Army veteran who sacrificed his life to save his wife during the shooting.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Recent massacres prompt debate on purchase age for AR-style rifles
The gunmen in 2 of the nation’s most recent mass shootings, in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in the killings after they turned 18.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Conservatives run from common-sense solutions to gun violence
‘Yes’ to armed teachers, bulletproof classroom decorations and one-door schoolhouses. ‘No’ to reasonable limits on access to firearms.
Posted inNation & World, News
Uvalde says goodbye at visitations, funerals for school shooting victims
It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break.
Posted inNation & World
Uvalde tells President Biden to ‘do something’; he pledges, ‘We will’
His visit to Texas was his second trip in as many weeks to console a community mourning a staggering loss after a shooting.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Attack ad teaches Gov. Mills the wrong lesson
Don’t yield to bullies – they’ll just keep coming back for more.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: The real power of ‘the gun lobby’
We can’t pass meaningful public safety laws until we can overcome a fatal lack of trust.