We all know that guns can cost lives because the media repeat this message endlessly, as if we could not figure it out for ourselves. But even someone who reads newspapers regularly and watches ...

In a Jan. 23 shooting in Hempfield, three innocent lives were ended far too soon, resulting in part from easy access to a gun (“4 found dead in suspected Hempfield murder-suicide; victims include ...

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TOOLS THAT THEY NEED. IT’S A FREE CLASS FUNDED BY A GRANT HOSTED HERE AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER. AND ORGANIZERS SAY THE CONVERSATION STEERS AROUND GUN SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND TOGETHER ...

The 12th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting just passed on Dec. 14. There have been so many shootings since that date in 2012 that there could be a daily vigil for victims of gun violence. This ...

Due to the recent school shooting in Parkland, Fla., gun rights are under attack. Those who favor gun control are trying to exploit this tragedy. Guns save lives, and often protect families. Last Dec.

Well before running for office, I knew the unconscionable pain caused by gun violence. I served as a high school social studies teacher in Montgomery Public Schools from 2012-2014. In the years since, ...

A comprehensive study of criminal drug trafficking found that background checks save lives by preventing dangerous people from arming themselves and hurting others. The fourth and final volume of the ...

Mark Snyder’s eighth-grade government students at Shirland School have been studying the meaning of citizenship. As part of their study, students have learned that citizens have several rights, ...

Guns Save Lives! Oh really?! How many lives did guns save the other night in Las Vegas? I see this statement from the NRA everywhere including at many fairs where those big orange stickers are put on ...

The Feb. 4 editorial opinion that "a society in which dangerous weapons proliferate will necessarily have an unacceptable level of crimes" is dangerous itself because of the untruths it attempts to ...