gun control

Sandy Hook Made All Schools Feel Unsafe, But Arming Teachers Isn’t The Answer, Mom Says

Dee Trillo — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:26:00 +0000

Retired Teacher Says Armed Educators Will Keep Children Safe

Evelyn Stahl — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:36:00 +0000

When a mentally ill person entered a Connecticut school and slaughtered children and teachers, it was the last straw for some people. In this ultra liberal, politically correct climate in which we find ourselves today, the immediate outcry was to ban this and ban that. The very thought that teachers should not have the right to defend themselves and their pupils is laughable.

Wasserman-Schultz: GOP Faces Consequences After Gun Vote

Phil Latzman — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:24:01 +0000

It's been a busy week in Washington, D.C.

As lawmakers react to the Boston Marathon bombings, parts of the Capitol had to be evacuated after suspicious letters addressed to U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and President Barack Obama were intercepted at mail screening facilities.

Hospital Gun Scare Taught Doctor About Need To Be Armed

Gerald Kratz — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:03:00 +0000

In the mid ‘70s, I had recently left the Army and started working as an emergency physician at a hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. It was a Wednesday, church night, and I was working the evening shift.

One Man's Gun Control Timeline: Riots, Hurricane Wilma, And A Late-Night Visitor

Kevin C Gleason — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:01:00 +0000

1969. Seventh grade. School trip to an amusement park. While sitting with a friend in a shaded and secluded spot, I was surrounded by 5 or 6 kids who demanded our ride tickets. When I stood to my 6-foot-2-inch frame and invited them to try and take my tickets, they decided to pick on someone else.

1975. A high-school football linebacker decided to test the band major in the boys’ locker room. Football linebacker had a sore nose. Band major was unscathed.

A Victim Of Gun Violence On Gun Control

David C. Hart — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:02:09 +0000

On June 22, 2004 I was shot point blank with a .45-caliber gun as I entered a subway station in Astoria Queens. The bullet entered my back and rattled around, destroying my hip. It had just enough inertia to come to a stop after puncturing the femoral artery. Nobody was ever prosecuted for my shooting. Meanwhile, I suffered for six years before being diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder.

Newtown, Columbine...How Does This Keep Happening?

James March — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:46:41 +0000

http://youtu.be/XIeV0Ybrr-8

All over America, tragic incidents like the one in Newtown, Connecticut keep occurring. Why is that? Tonight at 8pm, learn whether science can help us understand why some people commit horrific acts of mass murder on "Nova: Inside the Mind of a Rampage Killer" followed by "The Path to Violence" and "Guns in America."

Stand Your Ground Panel Recommends Keeping Law Mostly As Is

Margie Menzel — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0000

for News Service of Florida

The panel charged by Gov. Rick Scott with reviewing the state's 'stand your ground' self-defense law did not recommend any major changes to the statute, although it did make suggestions for tweaks by the Legislature in the upcoming session. The basic premise of the law isn't challenged in the final report released Friday. Scott's Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection included lawmakers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, representatives of minority communities and law enforcement.

Visualized: Guns and Murder in Florida

Mc Nelly Torres and Grant Smith — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:00:00 +0000

The horrific killing of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., revived the debate over gun control in the United States.

Florida Gave Tax Breaks To Industries Blamed For Mass Shootings

Arianna Prothero — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Florida taxpayers are helping subsidize three industries that have been blamed for recent mass shootings: violent movies, bloody video games and high-powered assault weapons.

Why Is Gun Control Anathema In Tallahassee?

Phil Latzman — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:16:59 +0000

As New York and other states strengthen their gun control laws in response to the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., the chances of that happening in Florida appear dim.

"Remember, this a Republican-controlled Legislature, and they are very much about trying to honor yhe Constitution and the Second Amendment," says our Tallahassee reporter, Gina Jordan.