School Shootings

The plan calls for increased law enforcement at schools and active shooter training for students.

• By Rebecca Worby

And how we might better prevent their deaths.

• By Francie Diep

As the Trump administration and NRA continue to push the idea of arming teachers, what are the actual statistics around putting more guns in schools?

• By Mimi Kirk

Thoughts of death inspire us to cling more tightly to the beliefs that give our lives meaning—including our ideological stances.

• By Tom Jacobs

Research suggests other forms of gun control constitute an ineffective response.

• By Tom Jacobs

We do not need a well-regulated militia (or any militia) to have a free society. We need fewer guns.

• By David M. Perry

Young people have been leading protests for decades. What makes Parkland different?

• By Hanif Abdurraqib

The U.S. is stuck in a vicious cycle, not just of bloodshed, but also of helplessness.

• By Jared Keller

The suspect, whose identity has not yet been released by authorities, is in police custody.

• By Kate Wheeling

Monday's shooting in Ohio is only the latest extreme incident in an already violent year.

• By Max Ufberg

Where we worry most, we can help the least; and where we could help most, we care the least. Stopping gun violence is all about knowing where to start.

• By Stephen Lurie

Hardwire Armor Systems outfitted Delaware’s Colonial School District this year with bulletproof whiteboards capable of absorbing ammunition from handguns, shotguns, or assault rifles. No psychiatric evaluations of the technology and the effect it could have on children were conducted.

• By Josh Planos

A year after the Newtown school massacre, architects assure us that safe schools don't have to look and feel like bunkers. But they also note that facilities can only go so far in providing security in a violent world.

• By Ben Ikenson