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Minnesota School District Removes Student With Pro-Gun Sign During Walkout
A school district in Minnesota is defending a principal who removed a student from public school grounds for holding an unapproved sign that read, “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” during a nationwide school walkout demonstration against gun rights. The incident was captured on a video that was posted on Facebook by Kenny MacDonald,…Kyle Perisic -
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Here Are 8 Stubborn Facts on Gun Violence in America
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…John G. Malcolm -
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Florida Bans ‘Free Speech Zones’ at State Colleges
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a bill banning so-called “free speech zones” at public universities and allowing students and speakers to sue the schools for violating their First Amendment rights. Free speech zones are limited areas, sometimes only fractions of a campus, where students may express themselves freely. Critics argue that an…Kyle Perisic -
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Millennials Aren’t More Liberal on Gun Control Than Prior Generations, Polls Find
Millennials aren’t more liberal on gun control than their parents or grandparents, according to recent polls. To the contrary, there’s some evidence that gun control is supported less by people 30 and younger now than previous generations. Gallup has been surveying adults under 30 for the past three years, and on average, they were just…Kyle Perisic -
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If You’re Trying to Ban Guns, the Least You Could Do Is Learn the Basics
The Washington Post recently published an op-ed by writer Adam Weinstein in which he argues that Second Amendment advocates “use jargon to bully gun-control supporters.” “While debating the merits of various gun control proposals,” he contends, “Second Amendment enthusiasts often diminish, or outright dismiss their views if they use imprecise firearms terminology.” How dare Second…David Harsanyi -
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Problematic Women: Owning a Gun and Motherhood Are Not Mutually Exclusive
In this week’s edition of “Problematic Women,” we break down Ambassador Nikki Haley clapping back at the Palestinian leader who told her to “shut up.” Bumble, the popular dating app, is encouraging its users to report anyone with a gun in their photos. Bethany Mandel appeared on “Fox & Friends” to discuss why as a…Bre Payton -
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Progressives Might Not Want to Look to the Old West for Gun Control Ideas
A frequent criticism levied at those who oppose widespread gun control is that they want to return to a kind of Wild West of violence and criminality. But now, ironically, more and more people on the left are pointing to the Old West as a model for gun control. They say that conservatives are wrong to…Jarrett Stepman -
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The Parallels Between the Gun Debate and the Opioid Crisis
By now, most have heard about the deadly opioid epidemic that has struck our nation. According to data compiled in a Kaiser Family Foundation report, there were 42,249 casualties in 2016 related to opioids. This is double the 21,089 reported in 2010. For a little perspective, given all the attention guns are getting these days,…Star Parker -
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7 Points a Virginia Lawmaker Made in a Speech on Guns That Went Viral
An Iraq combat veteran is getting attention for a fiery speech to fellow members of the Virginia House of Delegates defending the Second Amendment and its supporters. Delegate Nick Freitas, a Republican elected in 2016 to represent Culpeper, Madison, and Orange counties, is a business consultant and former Green Beret who served two combat…Ginny Montalbano -
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Shootings Are a Morality Problem, Not a Gun Problem
Before we discuss violence with guns, I’d like to run a couple of questions by you. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day nearly 30 Americans die in motor vehicle crashes that involve drunk driving. What kind of restrictions should be placed on automobile ownership? Should there be federal background checks…Walter E. Williams -
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Watch: I Got a Gun to Protect My Children, Mom of 3 Says
A mother of three decided she wanted to be able to defend her children from intruders, just as her own mother had when she was a child. That’s why she bought a gun, as she explained in an op-ed essay Monday in The New York Times. In the opinion column, “I Wanted to Be a…Kyle Perisic -
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How This Ohio Program Trains Teachers in 12 States to Carry Guns
When a school shooting occurred barely an hour away, administrators with the Mad River school district in Riverside, Ohio, looked for ways to keep it from happening at their schools. “The safety of our students is paramount,” Mad River Superintendent Chad Wyen told The Daily Signal. “After several shootings in schools across the U.S. and…Fred Lucas -
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Hollywood Wins Oscar for Hypocrisy on Guns, Malkin Says
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Hollywood hypocrisy on gun control is alive and well, CRTV host Michelle Malkin said Monday, the day after the movie industry’s annual Oscars gala. The 90th annual Academy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, hosted by late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel. At the event, some…Chrissy Clark -
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I Go to a School Where an Attack Was Foiled. Here’s Why I’m Against Limiting Gun Rights.
Police cars surrounded my high school as I walked fast across the street to the science building. Eyes were glancing in many directions. The slight panic—bordering on hysteria—was obvious. Hundreds of students stayed home, but I did not. Why? Because the threat was safely locked away in jail. Four months before the school shooting in…Nicole Martin -
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To Keep Students Safe, This School Allows Teachers to Carry Guns
When Charles McMahan agreed to talk with The Daily Signal about his program enabling trained teachers and other staff to carry guns in school, the Oklahoma school superintendent knew he’d be falling on the politically incorrect end of a sensitive conversation. But as the educator who oversees more than 500 prekindergarten through 12th-grade students in…Kelsey Bolar -
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How the Nation’s Governors Are Reacting to Trump’s Proposals on Guns, School Safety
Governors across the country have differing views on allowing certain teachers to carry firearms, which is among the policies President Donald Trump has proposed. “It is easy to kill people in a school because it is a gun-free zone,” @GovMattBevin says. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said the larger problem is that the culture is “increasingly…Fred Lucas -
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Rubio Backs ‘Gun Violence Restraining Orders,’ Other Measures to Boost School Safety
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., rolled out a series of gun proposals Thursday, one day after joining a group of lawmakers who met with President Donald Trump at the White House. The proposals included allowing people to seek “gun violence restraining orders” in courts and make it easier for schools to alert law enforcement about problems….Fred Lucas -
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Repealing Gun-Free School Zones Act Would Make Schools Safer, Kentucky Lawmaker Says
Schools would be better protected from mass shootings if federal legislation enacted in 1990 that bans guns from school zones is repealed, a Kentucky congressman says. “I have used the statistic on ‘Meet the Press’ Sunday that 98 percent of mass public shootings happen in gun-free zones, and I believe that we should put our…Rachel del Guidice -
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Why This Columbine Survivor Wants to End Gun-Free Zones
As school safety discussions ramp up across the nation, a state legislator who is a survivor of the Columbine massacre is proposing legislation that would end gun-free zones. Leading the charge is Colorado House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, who was a student at the high school in Columbine, Colorado, at the time of the 1999…Ginny Montalbano -
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Podcast: Columbine Survivor Shares His Take on Gun Control
Patrick Neville, a Colorado state legislator, spoke to The Daily Signal’s Ginny Montalbano about why he thinks it’s problematic to have schools be gun-free zones. Montalbano shares that interview with us. Plus: we look at former President Barack Obama’s latest claim about the scandals in his tenure, and the first transgender recruit joins the military….Katrina Trinko