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Educrat (ED-yoo-krat): noun, usually pejorative. A government school official or administrator whose primary function is to spend tax dollars telling other parents what to do with their children. Beltway education bureaucrats abhor families who choose to keep their kids out of public schools—unless it’s to grandstand over gun control. Behold Arne Duncan, longtime pal of…

I am a conservative. I did not grow up around guns. I can’t recall hearing my parents talk about guns in our home. My dad didn’t hunt and I never lived in an area prone to high crime or gun violence. Guns were never on my radar until I witnessed firsthand the debate over gun…

Nick Freitas, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about the Second Amendment and the Waffle House shooting that occurred on April 22 in Tennessee, resulting in the deaths of four people. Police apprehended the suspected shooter Monday. Freitas cautions against putting all of the focus…

Editor's note: The more The Daily Signal covers the debate over guns and school safety, the more we get thoughtful mail from our audience. Here's another batch dominated by that topic. Don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Here is my 79-year observation of what I believe are the main keys…

The Heritage Foundation’s Amy Swearer joins us to look at what the facts show about safety and gun control in the United Kingdom, which is now exploring “knife control.” Suffice it to say, it’s not the safe—or even comparatively safer—place gun control advocates would have you believe a nation with its policies would be. Plus:…

It was widely reported earlier this month that London experienced a higher number of murders over the first three months of 2018 than did New York City—the first time in modern history that has occurred. The United Kingdom has some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the world, so the increased murder rate…

All of the glaring red flags surrounding the Parkland shooter were ignored. Authorities failed to connect the dots through years of bad behavior, incidents on and off campus, as well as reports from concerned citizens that the shooter was displaying worrisome behavior. According to a CNN report, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter even…

Covering the pro-gun control March for Our Lives in Washington, CNN ran a headline that read, “They’re marching through the same streets as Martin Luther King Jr. did—hoping for similar change.” The article then quoted a 16-year-old as saying, “The civil rights movement was started by teenagers.” How can we expect to properly deal with…

Editor's note: We asked to hear your views on making schools safer and keeping firearms out of the wrong hands, and you didn't let us down. We're dedicating all of today's space to your comments. As always, write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre  Dear Daily Signal: As far back as recorded history goes, murder has been…

In the wake of the tragic murder of 17 innocent students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students, educators, politicians, and activists are searching for solutions to prevent future school shootings. As emotions morph from grief to anger to resolve, it is vitally important to supply facts so that policymakers…