Commentary This week, another evil mass shooter unleashed horror at a gay club in Colorado Springs, killing 5 and wounding another 25. The shooter—whose name I refuse to mention in order to disincentivize future shooters, who seek notoriety—was clearly mentally ill: Just last year, the shooter reportedly threatened his mother with a bomb, resulting in…
The Finger on the Trigger
October 24, 2022
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“I pulled the trigger” was a bold confession by mass shooting suspect Robert Crimo III following the tragic shooting of seven unarmed people at last year’s Fourth of July picnic in Highland Park, Wisconsin. One might think Crimo’s chilling admission would force many to deeply consider what drove the 21-year-old to take the lives of…
California Billboards Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Commentary A lot of people are moving out of California. Over the last two years, California has lost about 300,000 people. Major companies, including Telsa, Oracle Corp, and HP have abandoned California for Texas. With high taxes, lots of regulations, high crime, poor schools, mishandling of the pandemic, and “woke” policies, it isn’t surprising that…
Nova Scotia RCMP ‘Dysfunctions,’ Labour Shortages Predated 2020 Mass Shootings
Most of Nova Scotia’s senior RCMP staff believed there were “dysfunctions” at their division prior to the 2020 mass shootings and felt abandoned by their superiors in the aftermath, according to a consultant’s report prepared last year. The Sept. 30, 2021, summary of a “wellness assessment” of the staff was released publicly on Monday at…
How the FBI Undercounts Armed Citizen Responders to Mass Killers—and Media Play Along
August 12, 2022
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The shooting that killed three people and injured another at a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 17 drew broad national attention because of how it ended—when 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, carrying a licensed handgun, fatally shot the attacker. While Dicken was praised for his courage and skill—squeezing off his first shot 15 seconds after the attack…
Houston ISD Approves $2 Million Funding for More Firearms, Shields for District Police in Wake of Mass Shootings
August 12, 2022
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Houston Independent School District (ISD) trustees on Aug. 11 passed a motion that will allow $2 million in funding for more firearms and shields for the district police. The decision comes after Superintendent Millard House II said last week that the district was not prepared to handle an active shooter attack with its current equipment. Trustees debated for an…
California Had the Most Active Shooter Incidents in 2021: FBI
August 5, 2022
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In a report issued by the FBI, California ranked first for the most active shooter incidents in 2021. The state has been in the top spot in three of the past five years. According to the study, a total of 61 active shooter incidents occurred across 30 states last year with 103 people killed and 140…
Mass Shootings in US Are Rare, Despite Increased Attention
Mass shootings are extremely rare in America. But you wouldn’t know that if you listened to politicians and much of the media. Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in a recent Senate hearing on gun control that there had been 309 mass shootings in America so far this year. CNN reported that “U.S. mass…
Media Must Stop Giving Notoriety to Mass Shooters, Say Victim’s Dad & Researcher
It seems that mass shootings come in clusters and there have been many in the news of late, which begs the question: Is press coverage a contributing factor? How should the media cover these horrific events? Tom Teves lost his son Alex 10 years ago in the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado and he’s…
What Is the Role of Internet and Violent Video Games in a Generation of Aggressive and Violent Youths
July 16, 2022
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On July 4th, 2022, a man in Illinois took to the rooftop and fired rounds of bullets on the Independence Day parade participants, killing 5 people with 2 more dying later from their wounds and injuring even more. The man, soon identified by the police, is Robert Crimo III, aged 21. Robert Crimo III poses…
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