#Here’s how to prevent the next mass shooting

#Here’s how to prevent the next mass shooting

“Here’s how to prevent the next mass shooting” This week our country witnessed a horrific school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two educators in Uvalde, Texas — a tragedy eerily similar to Sandy Hook, where my sweet little Daniel was murdered in his first-grade classroom nearly 10 years ago. I know…

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#A data-based solution for America’s bloody gun epidemic

#A data-based solution for America’s bloody gun epidemic

“A data-based solution for America’s bloody gun epidemic” Tighter background checks. Red-flag laws. An assault-weapons ban. Bans on high-capacity ammunition magazines.  Democrats push the same set of policy prescriptions after each horrific mass shooting like Tuesday’s massacre of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Each time, Republicans claim that…

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#NYC teachers, students wear black after Texas school shooting

#NYC teachers, students wear black after Texas school shooting

“NYC teachers, students wear black after Texas school shooting” Teachers and students at New York City’s public schools wore black Friday in memory of the Texas elementary school shooting victims. For many participants across the five boroughs, the dangers of gun violence felt all too familiar, as they called for stronger school safety measures and…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 28, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — May 28, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — May 28, 2022” The Issue: Maureen Callahan’s column on young male mass shooters after the horror in Texas. To Maureen Callahan: Thank you for your deeply on-target article in Wednesday’s Post about the “angry young American male” (“Ticking Time Bombs,” May 26). While finding means of prevention and solutions won’t…

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