“A 2-year-old girl, 13-year-old boy, 15-year-old boy and two 16-year-old boys were shot in the schoolyard of the James G. Blaine School at about 5:52 p.m. Thursday, according to Philadelphia police.” (Read story here.)
“A male juvenile suspect has been arrested at a high school basketball game after he was found carrying an AR-15, police said.” (Read story here.)
“A Woodside High School student brought a gun to school Wednesday, triggering a lockdown before the firearm was recovered and he was taken into custody, officials said.” (Read story here.)
“A 13-year-old student was arrested for bringing a pistol on campus at Jerome Mack Middle School on Thursday, Channel 13 has confirmed.” (Read story here.)
“Colorado Springs Police were called to a high school on Friday after reports a student brought a gun onto campus grounds. … ‘The student was found to be in possession of a handgun. The student was taken into custody and arrested for various weapons-related charges.’” (Read story here.)
From the archives: “Thousands of students walked out of classrooms nationwide Wednesday to protest gun violence and call for new gun control measures on the one month anniversary of the Parkland school shooting that left 17 dead and sparked a grassroots wave of activism,” Fox News reported on March 14, 2018, almost five years ago (see story here).
Sorry, kids. The Supreme Court and Republican Party have decreed that our society is going to be saturated with guns. In addition, many GOP leaders have announced that violence is going to be the “solution” to our societal disputes. Instead of fruitlessly demonstrating for gun control, you might get somewhere by lobbying legislatures for funding to provide free legal assistance in schools to students who wish to write their wills.