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Tasers in the classroom?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 9th 2008 6:00PM

Tasers have gotten a lot of bad press lately, what with over-zealous use by some members of the law enforcement community. In fact, I'm not sure there really could be anything but bad press about the devices which use electricity to shock a target ...
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A treehouse full of guns

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 25th 2008 11:53AM

I've been wanting to build a treehouse for my kids for quite a while now, but after reading this story I think there's one feature I'm definitely going to add -- a lock. A father in Florida went out to check on the treehouse he'd built for his ...
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Do you ask about guns?

by Susan Wagner, Posted Sep 24th 2007 4:33PM

I have to admit something: I've never asked another parent if he or she keeps a gun in the house. I've thought about it, and my husband and I have talked about it, but I've never asked. My defense has always been that I go to most play dates with my ...
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Why have a dress code?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 26th 2007 4:02PM

While we're on the subject of school dress codes, here's a video I came across while looking into the subject. In the course of less than a minute, a student removes a dozen firearms -- including what appears to be an Ingram M11 submachine gun and a ...
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Parents and gun safety

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jun 8th 2007 12:03PM

A new study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that more than a third of all US homes have at least one firearm and that more than 22 million children share their home with a gun. The accessibility of guns has been associated with an ...
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More Teachers with Guns

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 19th 2006 1:04PM

A while back, Heather Craven noted that a legislator from Wisconsin suggested teachers could be armed to cut down on school violence. Now, he's been joined by one from Nevada. "I would expect enough teachers would be interested so it would serve as a ...
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Double standard for 50 Cent?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 25th 2006 4:28PM

Rapper and former drug dealer 50 Cent is appalled. Appalled, I tell you! Surprisingly, he might even be right. You may remember that Mr. Cent was chastised for a billboard showing him holding a baby with a handgun tucked into his pants. The British ...
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