The Parkland school shooting perpetrator will plead guilty to all charges, including 17 counts of murder, to avoid the death penalty. With 13 shootings taking place in K-12 schools, they have taken 103 victims' lives. #shooting #school #guilty #data For more on the Parkland shooting, visit the article here. Source: Twitter Return to all … [Read more...]
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How do we prevent mass shootings? There’s a new website to lead the way
SAINT PAUL, Minn., May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As life begins to return to normal, so has the reality of mass shootings that plague this country. In the wake of Atlanta, Boulder, and Indianapolis, The Violence Project has launched a new online training platform called “Off-Ramp.” It’s the first website dedicated to preventing mass shootings rather … [Read more...]
Opinion: Two weeks, two mass shootings — back to normal for America
Welcome to the first Opinion newsletter of spring (though, and I’m sorry to say this, if the warming season provides a reason to hope, the circumstances certainly do not). I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, March 27, 2021. Let’s take a look back at the week in Opinion. Last week, it was Atlanta. Or was it Sandy Hook? Or Charleston? Or El … [Read more...]
Reducing the Epidemic of Mass Shootings in the United States – If Not Now, When?
The New York State Bar Association Task Force on Mass Shootings and Assault Weapons published a report in November 2020 with recommendations on how to significantly decrease the occurrence of mass shootings. The report cited The Violence Project's data multiple times, including articles published by the LA Times in August and September of 2019. … [Read more...]
Dorchester school district to offer active-shooter survival training to community in 2020
Community members in the Dorchester School Distrct 2 area in South Carolina will soon be able to participate in active-shooter training courses. The district's Safety and Security Task Force decided to offer this training to the community after learning that 44 percent of active-shooter threats occur within business settings. Research by The … [Read more...]