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Post-Newtown Debate Turns to Whether to Arm School Security
School officials across the country are contemplating the horrific events of last week’s shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and asking the question, how can we keep...
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4-Year-Old Boy Kills Self with Father’s Stolen Gun
A 4-year-old Houston boy has died after he picked up a handgun and shot himself, NBC News is reporting, adding that the gun belonged to the boy’s father and was stolen. More from NBC: Marquiez Deshon...
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Kids At Risk for Suicide Have Gun Access, Study Finds
As many as one in five American children who are considered to be at risk of committing suicide have access to guns–the most effective method of killing yourself–in their homes, says a new study that...
View ArticleNevada Middle School Shooting Kills 2, Injures 2
Two people are dead and two minors are hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at a Nevada middle school Monday morning, school officials have told news agencies. CNN has more on the...
View ArticleDetails Emerge in Nevada School Shooting
The Nevada middle school shooting that left two dead early Monday morning was perpetrated by a student, and it claimed the lives of a beloved math teacher and the shooter, who shot and killed himself...
View ArticlePolice Kill 13-Year-Old Boy Who Had a Fake Rifle
Police in Sonoma County, California shot and killed 13-year-old Andy Lopez after the boy refused to drop a rifle that resembled an AK-47 but was later determined to be a fake. More from NBC News: The...
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7,500 Kids Hurt, 500 Killed by Gunshots Each Year, Study Finds
A new analysis of hospital records by two Boston doctors who presented their research to the American Academy of Pediatrics shows an astounding rise in the number of kids injured or killed by gunshot...
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PG-13 Movies Getting More Violent, Study Finds
Movies that are rated PG-13, which means that children over age 13 can see them in theaters, have gotten more and more violent in the last 2 decades, to the point where many are more violent than...
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TSA Confiscates Sock Monkey’s Toy Gun at St. Louis Airport
A woman who sews sock monkey toys for a living ran into a surprising obstacle while trying to board a flight at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport this week–TSA officials confiscated a two-inch...
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The Year After Newtown: 100 Children Have Died in Unintentional Gun Shootings
There’s no doubt that the discussion about gun control and gun violence has increased since the Sandy Hook shootings in Newtown two years ago. A new study (“Innocents Lost: A Year of Unintentional...
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