12/18/2018

EDUCATION/GUNS/SCHOOL SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A commission appointed by President Donald Trump listed more than 90 ‘best practices’ on Tuesday [12-18-18] to prevent mass shootings at schools, but played down the president’s controversialcall to arm teachers and administrators…The recommendations of the Federal Commission on School Safety ranged from long-discussed improvements to the instant background check system […]

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12/18/2018

BETSY DEVOS/GUNS/SCHOOL SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Trump administration school safety panel hardly touched on the role of guns in deadly school shootings in its wrap-up Tuesday [12-18-18]. Instead, the panel took a far less confrontational approach by sidestepping President Donald Trump’s call for trained teachers to carry guns and avoiding recommendations on age restrictions for […]

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12/12/2018

EDUCATION/GUNS/SCHOOL SHOOTING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The commission investigating Florida’s Parkland shooting recommended Wednesday [12-12-18] that trained and willing educators be allowed to carry guns in schools, reigniting a debate about an idea President Donald Trump had embraced earlier this year. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chairman of the high-profile commission, suggested the idea late Wednesday as […]

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5/30/2018

GUNS/SCHOOL SHOOTING/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will meet with the families of victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting on a visit to Texas on Thursday [5-31-18], White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Wednesday [5-30-18]. Eight students and two teachers were killed at the Santa Fe High School near Houston when a teenage […]

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5/18/2018

GUNS/NRA/SCHOOL SHOOTING/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [5-18-18] expressed heartbreak and frustration about a deadly school shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, and said his administration would do ‘everything in our power’ to keep guns away from those who should not have them…Months ago, Mr. Trump vowed to take action on […]

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5/18/2018

SCHOOL SHOOTING/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We grieve for the terrible loss of life, and send our support and love to everyone affected by this horrible attack in Texas. To the students, families, teachers and personnel at Santa Fe High School – we are with you in this tragic hour, and we will be with you forever… […]

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