So there you are, cowering under your desk. From the hallway, you hear the pop! pop! pop! of gunfire, along with the shrieks of the terrified and moans of the dying. The good guy with a gun? Maybe he’s crouched outside the building. Maybe he’s dead in the break room. Whichever, he’s not there. And […]
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'No' to gun control
A recent report from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration put auto accidents as the No. 1 killer of teenagers. And national statistics show that drivers between the ages of 16 and 17 are nearly nine times more likely to have an accident than middle-aged drivers. So maybe we should ban cars. There are more […]
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Protect the children from all forms of violence
The thought of innocent kids, teachers and support staff being shot in the nation’s schools should shake us all to our core. Although I do not agree that guns are the reason people decide to perpetrate these horrible crimes, I do recognize that, as a defender of the right to own firearms, I must be […]
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Students, don't let the gun lobby wear you down
Only three students were shot at an American school Tuesday. Two of them were hospitalized, and only the 17-year-old gunman died. This made the attack at a southern Maryland high school a fleeting news item. The Austin, Texas, bombings edged it out. The 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado opened a new horrifying […]
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Gun control legislation
Other countries with strict gun controls seem to experience lower incidences of gun violence. Let’s welcome more restrictive gun-control legislation in the U.S. As a side note, one wonders whether the Second Amendment was created to ensure a militia could be formed to repel insurrection, as in the case of Shays Rebellion in 1786. Christopher […]
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Parents concerned about politicized student walkout
PARIS — SAD 17 Director Natalie Brown said she believes the administration was “remiss” in not bringing directors into the planning conversation about a student walkout that subsequently turned into a political anti-gun rally at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on March 15. Brown addressed her fellow directors and administration at the end of the […]
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Support students; change policies
Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have taken a stand to try and stop the senseless killings that have plagued this great nation. It is quite clear that the nation’s leaders in Washington are unable or unwilling to mount a serious attempt to stop the killings. Why do some issues have […]
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Make America safe again
I grew up in a family of hunters. At an early age, I was taught about firearm safety, good sportsmanship and respect for the game we hunted. When hunting waterfowl, federal regulations dictated a capacity of no more than three shells in the shotgun. Most shotguns had a capacity of six. That was corrected by […]
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Adults, it's your move, students say after historic walkouts
They bowed their heads in honor of the dead. They carried signs with messages like “Never again” and “Am I next?” They railed against the National Rifle Association and the politicians who support it. And over and over, they repeated the message: Enough is enough. In a wave of protests one historian called the largest […]
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Get involved, push for changes
I believe parents and students (elementary through college) can make societal changes and be instrumental in affecting legislation. Parents’ determination and persistence have always been a driving force in implementing significant legislation affecting children’s lives — internet protection, toy safety, lead poisoning. Parents have taken on the tobacco industry and changed laws and attitudes toward […]