mass shooting Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them

by Maya Rossin-Slater, Stanford University; Bokyung Kim, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts; Hannes Schwandt, Northwestern University; Marika Cabral, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts, and Molly Schnell, Northwestern University June 5, 2022June 3, 2022

Research shows that school shootings can lead to years of health, educational and economic detriment for students who survive the attack.

Opinion, Perspective

What research shows on the effectiveness of gun-control laws

by Glenn Kessler June 5, 2022May 31, 2022

Academics have investigated whether assault-weapons bans, large-capacity magazine restrictions, universal background checks and other curbs have worked.

Nation / World

Two doctors, receptionist and visitor killed in Tulsa shooting

by KATHLEEN FOODY, COREY WILLIAMS and ADRIAN SAINZ June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

One was an Army veteran who sacrificed his life to save his wife during the shooting.

Nation / World

Two people shot in Wisconsin cemetery shooting, police say

by Carol Semple June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

Police said multiple shots were fired in the direction of a funeral service Thursday afternoon.

Nation / World, Politics

Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’

by WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

He calls for expanded background checks, red flag laws, safe storage laws and a ban on assault weapons.

Nation / World

Tulsa gunman targeted surgeon he blamed for pain, police say

by SEAN MURPHY, JILL BLEED and KATHLEEN FOODY June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

A man who had had recent back surgery bought an AR-style rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing 4 people and then himself.

Livermore Falls Advertiser

RSU 9 addresses Texas school shooting

by Kay Neufeld May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

“There are no adequate words to express how those of us who either send our children to school or who have made working in schools our life’s work feel about what we witnessed in Texas yesterday,” Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Chris Elkington wrote.

Nation / World

‘Precious individuals’ taken in Texas school shooting

by ELLIOT SPAGAT and ACACIA CORONADO May 25, 2022May 26, 2022

The names of the victims in Tuesday’s Texas school shooting are only beginning to emerge, as the grief-stricken community of 16,000 tries to process what happened.