Guns in School

Texas School District To Let Teachers Carry Concealed Firearms

AP | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics


HARROLD, Texas — A tiny Texas district will allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school sho...

Esquire's "Portrait" Of The NIU Shooter

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

This story of last year's Northern Illinois University shooting raises a lot of troubling issues, one of which is why we make it so easy for dangerous people to get guns.

NRA, Guns On Campus: 0-for-15 in 2008

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

The gun lobby made "guns-on-campus" bills a big priority across America this year, and what do they have to show for it? A goose egg.

The Gun in the Backpack

Stephen Holmes | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics


Stephen Holmes

There are still discussions reverberating around the school of the fourth grader with the gun.

Bullet Points

Rusty Unger | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics


Rusty Unger

In Education News today: The Arizona State Senate is considering a bill to guarantee 21-year-olds the right to carry concealed weapons at public col...

Do You Need a Gun?

Peter Clothier | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics


Peter Clothier

How could anyone in their right mind believe that those who authored the founding documents of this country intended that fire power be readily available to morons and maniacs alike?

The Calculus of School Shootings

Jonathan Fast | Posted 10.23.2007 | Living


Jonathan Fast

What seems perplexing to those who were children during the placid 1950s is how easily children come by guns.

Teachers and Guns

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.14.2007 | Politics


Paul Helmke

If we are concerned about safety in the schools, any guns should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officers.