On Oct. 27, a horrific shooting took place at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, claiming the lives of 11 innocents. The attacker, Robert Bowers, is known to have posted anti-Semitic jeremiads online, especially on far right websites with lax speech oversight like Gab. The attack shone…
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Jewell hosts active shooter training as U.S. mass shootings become deadlier
Approximately 20 people dotted Yates-Gill Room 221/222 on the evening of Aug. 28 while Officer Kyle Hamline from the Liberty Police Department held an active shooter training course. The training was open to faculty, students and staff and was the second of two courses, the first being held Aug. 14.…
Read MoreA brief look at mass shootings in the United States in 2017
Mass shootings have always been an issue in the U.S. So far in 2017, the country has witnessed a total of 307 mass shootings. There was a total of 483 mass shootings in 2016. This has been the deadliest year for mass shootings in at least a decade. The number…
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