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Guns and Beefing Up School Security
Even before last week's Newtown massacre, Michigan legislators voted for concealed weapons on school campuses. We look at increased efforts to make sure children are safe.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenEven before last week's Newtown massacre, Michigan legislators voted for concealed weapons on school campuses. We look at increased efforts to make sure children are safe and the possible impact of over-reaction on education. Also, President Obama appoints Biden to head a task force on gun violence, and resignations from the State Department after findings that it was to blame for lax security in Benghazi.
Banner image: Anti-gun-violence protesters march to the lobbying offices of the National Rifle Association in Washington, DC, following the weekend shooting of 20 elementary school students and eight adults in Newtown, Connecticut. Photo by Jay Mallin
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3 storiesObama Appoints Biden on Gun Violence Response
President Obama named Vice President Biden today to head a task force saying, "There can no longer be any excuse for doing nothing" to prevent deadly gun violence...This is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside.
Read the story8 minStepped-Up School Security and the Impact on Education
The President today called Friday's massacre in Connecticut a "wake-up call," but it was only the latest of several mass shootings since he took office. In each case, he has called for action — but nothing has happened.
Read the story35 minPanel Criticizes State Department for Benghazi Attacks
Three top State Department officials resigned today, after yesterday's report blaming "management failure" for the lack of security in Benghazi. That's where militants killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
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