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Tag Archives: School Shootings and Armed Attacks
Schools Are Spending Billions on High-Tech Defense for Mass Shootings
The market for weapon detectors and crisis alert badges in schools is booming. But there are questions about whether the new technology is effective.
How We Came to Believe in Guns
God and guns have become strangely intertwined.
Police Chief for Uvalde’s School District Is Put on Administrative Leave
The state’s top police official faulted Chief Pete Arredondo for delaying the confrontation with a gunman who killed 21 people in an elementary school last month.
In Uvalde, the Healing Power of a Perfect Pitch
Uvalde, Texas, was set to cancel its Little League All-Star Championship after a school shooting left 21 people dead. Then, the decision was made: The games would go on.
Gun Sellers Stoke Fears to Boost Weapon Sales
The number of firearms in the U.S. is outpacing the country’s population, as an emboldened gun industry and its allies target buyers with rhetoric of fear, machismo and defiance.
Uvalde Officer Passed Up Shot at Gunman for Fear of Hitting Children
A police officer had a chance to shoot the gunman before he entered a school, according to a chief deputy sheriff. The officer declined to take the shot, fearing injuries to others.
Let’s Have a New Gun Law for Independence Day
There is hope on guns. It’s not what I expected to say.
Republicans Want to ‘Harden’ Schools. That’s an Awful Euphemism.
Preparing schools to repel and return gunfire isn’t a mature society’s response.
Ohio Makes It Easier for Teachers to Carry Guns at School
A new law requires educators and other school staff members who want to carry a weapon to undergo no more than 24 hours of training — compared with more than 700 hours previously.
‘I Ache for Change’: Students on School Shootings After Uvalde
Students told us what it’s like to go to school during a time of frequent shootings, and what America should be doing about it.
Social Media Shooting Threats Against Elite Schools Sow Fear
A tactic using social media sites to direct threats at individual students unsettles schools in New York City and around the country.
Democrats Failed to Extend Assault Weapons Ban in 2004. They Regret It.
A push to renew the ban is so unlikely to succeed that one Democratic aide likened it to trying to jam the world’s biggest genie back into the world’s smallest bottle.
Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman
More than a dozen students remained alive for over an hour before officers entered their classrooms. The commander feared a risk to officers’ lives, new documents show.
We Need Hope to Combat Violence. That Won’t Arrive Without Action.
To adequately address violence, we need to take stock of everything at once.
As Survivors of Gun Violence Demand Action, House Passes Bill Doomed in the Senate
On a day of wrenching testimony from victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Democrats pushed through a gun control package facing solid G.O.P. opposition and no path in the Senate.
As Survivors Demand Action, House Passes Gun Bill Doomed in the Senate
On a day of wrenching testimony from victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Democrats pushed through a gun control package facing solid G.O.P. opposition and no path in the Senate.
In Uvalde, a Search for Answers: How Could This Happen?
The shooting that left 21 people dead at an elementary school was the second such plot in four years. Residents are left grappling with the question of what could have been done to stop it.
A Timeline of Failed Attempts to Address U.S. Gun Violence
Time after time for more than a decade, Democrats in Congress have proposed gun restrictions and faced unyielding Republican opposition.
‘Most Violence Is Not Caused by Mental Illness’
A psychiatrist discusses mental health and mass shootings. (From 2018)
After Uvalde, Teachers Wonder ‘What More?’
Teachers were already grappling with adrift students and political fights. After the mass shooting in a Texas elementary school, many wondered how much more they had left to give.
Students, We Want to Hear What You Have to Say About School Shootings
Opinion wants to know what you are thinking and feeling in the aftermath of school shootings.
There Has to Be a Tipping Point on Guns, Right?
Or maybe not.
How a New York County Used the State’s ‘Red Flag’ Law to Seize 160 Guns
Suffolk County on Long Island aggressively uses the law to take guns from people in crisis in an effort to prevent shootings and suicides. Its experience could inform a national debate.
‘She Was My Sweet Girl’: Remembering the Victims of the Uvalde Shooting
These are the 21 people — 19 students and two teachers — who were killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
For Families in Uvalde, Laws Limit Paths to Holding Police Accountable
Police officers rarely face criminal charges for inaction, and limits on civil lawsuits shield school districts and the police.
How the Police Response in Uvalde Broke Down: No Radio, Old Tactics
The commander at the scene arrived without a police radio, and decided in the first minutes on an approach that would delay a confrontation.
Gov. Greg Abbott Is Leading Texas for Only a Sliver of Texans
What about the millions of us in the state who are not hard-right Republicans?
Gov. Greg Abbott Has a Lot of Nerve
Republican leaders can’t be “livid” over massacres they’ve done nothing to prevent.
Deadliest Mass Shootings Are Mostly by People 21 or Younger
Six of the nine deadliest mass shootings in the United States since 2018 were by people who were 21 or younger, a shift from earlier decades.
Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died
Eva Mireles’s husband was an officer with the school district’s Police Department. But he was not allowed to enter the place where his wife and her students were under attack.
A Unique American Ritual: The School Shooting
From the University of Texas in 1966, to Columbine in 1999 and now Uvalde, the images of school shootings across America are almost indistinguishable.
After Uvalde: The Voices of Fearful Teachers
“When did the willingness to put your life on the line become an acceptable prerequisite for being an educator?” Also: Benefits of camp; psychiatric care.
Portraits of Grief From Uvalde
The lives touched by the killing of 21 people at an elementary school in a close-knit community.
The Simplest Response to School Shootings
How to put up obstacles to young men with dark dreams.
How Does America Value Life Amid Mass Shootings and Covid Deaths?
Relentless mass shootings, a million dead from Covid — How much do we value a single life?
The Arrow in America’s Heart
Relentless mass shootings, a million dead from Covid — How much do we value a single life?
After Uvalde, We Must Ask: Is Active Shooter Training Working?
Is training to respond to active shooter attacks working?
How a Church Became a Hub for Uvalde’s Grief
As soon as the scale of the tragedy became clear, congregants rushed to Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In the days since, they’ve kept coming in search of comfort and community.
From Sandy Hook to Uvalde, the Violent Images Never Seen
Frustrated Americans ask whether the release of graphic photos of gun violence would lead to better policy. But which photos, and who decides?
A Shattered Town
Families and loved ones are leaning on each other to cope with the Texas school shooting.
Democratic States Push Gun Control Bills with Congress Gridlocked
Democratic state leaders from California to New Jersey are demanding immediate action after the Uvalde shooting.
What Gun Violence Does to Our Mental Health
Mass shootings and other types of trauma can have ripple effects not only for survivors but also for those who follow the news of the events.
Debate Over Guns Unfolds in Uvalde, a Rural Texas Town in Grief
Guns are a central part of life in Uvalde, yet the deaths of 19 children and two teachers have opened rifts.
Massacres Test Whether Washington Can Move Beyond Paralysis on Gun Laws
The United States is facing a widening gap between the scale of gun violence and what America’s political leaders can agree are the right responses to the carnage.
Gun in Texas Shooting Came From Company Known for Pushing Boundaries
Daniel Defense, which makes military-style rifles, was an early adopter of direct-to-consumer marketing and has a history of running provocative ads.
A Texas School. A Buffalo Store. The Toll of Gun Violence Mounts in the U.S.
America’s leaders are failing in their most basic duty.
America’s Human Sacrifices
Guns don’t kill people. Doors do.
Fact-Checking Trump and Cruz at the N.R.A. Convention
The former president and the Texas senator made inaccurate or misleading claims about the efficacy of gun restrictions, gun ownership trends and school shootings.
At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns
Above all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by seizing on the issue of school safety.