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School Personnel in These Gun-Control States Are Trained in Firearms Use
Mark Zilinskas, a high school math teacher in Pennsylvania, took firearms and emergency response training even though his state prohibits guns in school. “To say teachers shouldn’t carry guns because they aren’t police officers is comparable to saying teachers shouldn’t drive because they aren’t NASCAR drivers,” Julian Petzold says. Allowing teachers to have access to… -
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We Hear You: 6 Young Americans Whose School Safety Ideas Don’t Include Restricting Gun Rights
Editor's note: We sought out the views of young Americans, especially recent high school graduates, whose first instinct in making schools safer is not to call for stricter gun controls. Here are responses from six of them on the weekend of the March for Our Lives. As usual, write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre 1. Charlee… -
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Daily Signal Exclusive: Parkland Student Kyle Kashuv on Confronting Critics of Guns
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kyle Kashuv, 16, spoke with The Daily Signal’s Rachel del Guidice about the media blackout of his conservative views in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida, shooting. Kashuv appeared at the White House’s Generation Next forum for millennials Thursday. An edited transcript of his Daily Signal interview is below…. -
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How the Trump Administration Is Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses
Sarah Flores spoke at the White House’s Generation Next forum for millennials Thursday. As director of the Justice Department’s Office of Public Affairs, she spoke about free speech on colleges campuses and the opioid crisis. The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness and The Federalist’s Bre Payton also asked her about being a “problematic woman.” An edited transcript… -
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CNN Cancels Interview With a Conservative Student Voice on Guns
CNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin canceled her scheduled interview with Kyle Kashuv, a Parkland, Florida, high school student and survivor of the horrific Valentine's Day shooting. Kashuv, 16, has separated himself from the rest of the Parkland student advocates in his strong support for the Second Amendment and alternative safety proposals besides gun control or… -
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I’m a High School Senior. We Can Make Schools Safer Without Curbing Gun Rights.
Since the shooting in Parkland, Florida, students across the country have shown support for increased restrictions on gun ownership, and the media has given these students massive amounts of attention. As an 18-year-old who supports the Second Amendment, I can’t help but notice that teens who share my beliefs are being largely ignored. Almost all… -
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White House Millennials Conference to Address Economy, Free Speech, and Opioids
President Donald Trump will speak to millennials this week at a conference touting how his policies benefit young people, while also addressing the growing opioid crisis among the young and the lack of free speech on college campuses. Trump won’t deliver his remarks in a traditional speech, but will instead be interviewed by Charlie Kirk,… -
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We Hear You: It Isn’t About Guns, It’s About …
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… -
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6 Reasons Gun Control Will Not Solve Mass Killings
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… -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…