It says a lot about our country that it’s taken this long to prohibit these appalling firearm devices.
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Bomb threat empties Sandy Hook school on anniversary of attack
Noting the timing of the threat, a police official says, ‘these anniversary dates bring out the evil in some people.’
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Searching for a reason for mass shootings is a futile exercise
We should fear the arrogant disregard that will allow yet another massacre to pass without any legislative action on guns.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We can prevent mass shootings. Here’s how.
Adequate background checks can stop many high-risk persons from buying firearms.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘A surreal shock’: Las Vegas shooting survivors live through California massacre
Numerous Borderline Bar & Grill regulars survived the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas in 2017.
Posted inNation & World
Here are some of the victims of the California bar shooting
Among the victims were a veteran police officer who responded to the scene, a new college graduate and a young man who planned to enter the military.
Posted inNation & World
California gunman’s loud fights with his mother alarmed their neighbors
Police who went to the home in April called in a mental health specialist, who concluded that Ian David Long, a Marine combat veteran, couldn’t be committed for psychiatric observation.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Vigil for Pittsburgh victims moved to South Portland
The event on Tuesday was originally scheduled to be held in Portland, but organizers decided they needed a venue that could accommodate a large crowd.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Rockland man who said voices told him to shoot up a school is charged with terrorizing
Brando Luzzi lived across the street from an elementary school when he threatened a school shooting.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: As Maine districts step up security, school resource officers should be ready for the ordinary
Students who act out often need help that law enforcement isn’t trained to provide.