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Maine Voices: We have created a culture of fear that needs to change

by Rachel Joiner Special to the Telegram August 25, 2019August 24, 2019

Lockdown drills won’t save children from bullets any more than the ‘duck and cover’ drills of the 1950s would have saved them from nuclear war.

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Parkland shooting survivors issue sweeping gun control plan after Trump backtracks

by Alexa Díaz Los Angeles Times August 21, 2019August 21, 2019

The proposal also calls for a national licensing and registry system centered on responsible gun ownership and a ban on assault weapons.

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Truck driver threatened mass shooting at Memphis church, FBI says

by JEFF MARTIN Associated Press August 20, 2019August 20, 2019

Federal agents say a truck driver was arrested after saying he would commit a mass shooting.

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Trump insists he and Republicans want stronger gun background checks

by Associated Press August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

The president is insisting that he and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to “do something” but McConnell has only said he would discuss the issue.

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Friend of Dayton shooter bought him body armor, weapon parts used in mass killing

by Will Garbe, Lynn Hulsey and Cornelius Frolik Dayton Daily News (TNS) August 12, 2019August 12, 2019

Ethan Kollie, 24, of Kettering, was arrested Friday night in Beavercreek on suspicion of a firearms violation unrelated to the Oregon District shooting.