Tag Archives: school shootings

The Hill reports: No-compromise gun rights groups are preparing to mount an aggressive campaign against any “red flag” legislation in Congress as a response to the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Such measures appear to be gaining some steam as a potential compromise between Democrats and Republicans, but opponents hope to use the same playbook to stop them that …

Helena’s NBC News affiliate reports:  Charges of felony intimidation and possession of explosives have been filed against Helena resident Logan S. Pallister, 23. Police report he has allegedly threatened harm at Helena High School multiple times in the past. According to court documents, Helena Police were advised of a possible school threat on the evening of Monday, May 30. An …

The San Antonio Express reports: An employee at Robb Elementary School had propped open a door to carry food from a car to the classroom last Tuesday, but closed it shut after realizing that a gunman was loose and heading toward the school, her San Antonio lawyer said. Don Flanary said the school employee, who is not being identified out …

NBC News reports: The National Rifle Association’s board of directors voted Monday to re-elect longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre, signaling that the gun rights group isn’t changing direction despite a rise in mass shootings and its own internal turmoil. LaPierre has been in charge of the NRA’s day-to-day operations since 1991 and has shaped its no-compromise approach to lobbying against gun …

Raw Story reports: Embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) made an attempt to answer why anyone not serving in the military would have a need for an AR-15 capable of quickly spewing 300 bullets, as President Joe Biden noted in a speech over the weekend and received a speedy response from a mass shooting survivor. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Gaetz …

From the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office: On Sunday, May 29, 2022, detectives received a tip, and through investigative means discovered that Corey Anderson, 18, posted images of himself with what appeared to be a handgun, a rifle, and a tactical style vest. The photo was distributed with the caption “Hey Siri, directions to the nearest school.” After further investigation, detectives …

Boston’s NBC News affiliate reports: A Cape Cod man was arrested this weekend after police received several reports about one of his Facebook posts in which he allegedly threatened to commit a school shooting at an unnamed location. Justin Moreira, 29, of Hyannis, was taken into custody at his home without incident on Saturday, Barnstable police said. Multiple people reported …

The Hill reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Friday said he expects new laws to be enacted in response the shooting this week that killed 21 people at an elementary school. “Do we expect any laws to come out of this devastating crime? The answer is yes. Absolutely yes,” Abbott said. When asked about calling a special session for …

The Associated Press reports: Protesters holding signs and crosses with photos of victims from this week’s Texas elementary school shooting, converged Friday outside the gun lobby National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston. Protesters, some shouting “NRA go away,” and “Shame, it could be your kids today,” jeered as thousands of members of the nation’s biggest gun lobby thronged the …

Reuters reports: Panicked children and teachers placed half a dozen calls to 911 emergency services from the Texas classrooms where a massacre was unfolding, pleading for police to intervene, while roughly 20 officers waited in a hallway for nearly an hour before entering the room, authorities said on Friday. At least two children called the 911 emergency number from the …

NBC News reports: Eight days before a Texas teenager killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, the manufacturer of the rifle used in the massacre posted an ad on social media that featured a toddler holding a similar weapon. “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not …

“I saw there’s a message that some congressman tweeted to Darrell Issa and I think to Ted Cruz with the F-word in it. ‘Stop your effing prayers because your effing killing babies or killing children.’ “Well, that’s the precise problem. I would love to sit there with the congressman and ask him what did you expect when you drove God …

Reuters reports: Desperate parents gathered outside Robb Elementary School and implored police to storm the Texas school as Tuesday’s massacre was unfolding, with some fathers having to be restrained, videos that surfaced on Thursday showed. The videos – along with initial accounts of the shooting timeline from authorities – suggest up to an hour passed between the beginning of the …

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports: Photos of an AR-15 style rifle, the type of gun used during Tuesday’s mass school shooting in Uvalde, were reportedly shown at a Fort Worth elementary school on Wednesday during what was supposed to be a career day presentation. According to a Fort Worth schools employee, a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office deputy presented during a …

From a new Morning Consult poll “conducted entirely after” the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas: Requiring background checks on all gun sales: Eighty-eight percent strongly or somewhat support; 8% strongly or somewhat oppose. Net approval: +80. Creating a national database with info about each gun sale: Seventy-five percent strongly or somewhat support; 18% strongly or somewhat oppose. Net approval: +57. …

Quartz reports: Gun and ammo stocks tend to rise after the most widely-covered mass shootings. Today was no exception. Shares of top gun and ammunition companies soared the morning after a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left at least 20 people dead. Investors anticipate that the violence — and the political rhetoric about gun control that inevitably follows — …

San Antonio’s ABC News affiliate reports: The last week of classes at Robb Elementary School ended in terror when a gunman opened fire, killing 21 people on Tuesday. Instead of making summer plans, the families of 19 school children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde are making funeral plans. Their young, innocent lives were ended by an 18-year-old …

Mediaite reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) wants to limit the amount of entry and exit points at schools following Tuesday’s devastating mass murder in Uvalde, Texas. Cruz joined Fox News Wednesday evening, where he floated the idea of limiting the number of doors at schools. He told network host Jesse Watters a central entry and exit point at every school …

The Daily Beast reports: On a Memorial Day weekend when we honor those who died in service to our country, the company that manufactured a weapon of war used to kill 19 children and two adults in a Texas elementary school had planned to hawk its wares at the gun industry’s annual collective disgrace. But in the aftermath of Tuesday’s …

Newsweek reports: A former FBI agent has appeared on Fox News suggesting that parents and schools should invest in “ballistic blankets” and other equipment to keep their children safe. Maureen O’Connell’s comments followed the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, south Texas. O’Connell told Fox’s Special Report host Bret Baier: “This is just beyond shocking. I would like …