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Guns In Schools? Are You Kidding Me?

Opinion columnist Christine Wolf responds to the National Rifle Association's suggestion of placing armed guards in schools, describing it as "the worst idea I've heard in a long time."

Protecting schools with armed guards won’t do a thing. In fact, it’s one of the worst ideas I’ve heard in a long time. Believe me, I understand why people like the idea – especially those who live closest to Newtown, CT, where a gunman opened fire in an elementary school last month, killing 20 kids and adults. Their worlds are shattered. They’re in shock. They’re angry and they never want to see something like it happen again. But it will, and a guard at the front door with a pistol won’t save anyone from a determined individual armed with intent and a gun. It’s time everyone stops the posturing, because that’s really what it is. The U.S. government claims its hands are tied over the right to bear arms. The National Rifle Association …

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Mayor Tisdahl Signs Gun Control Letter to Obama

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl is among hundreds nationwide who signed a letter asking President Barack Obama to increase gun control after the shooting in Newtown, CT, on Dec. 14.

Following the tragic shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, CT, Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl was among hundreds of mayors in the U.S. who signed a letter to President Obama calling for greater gun control.  Dated Dec. 19, the letter urged Obama to “make it harder for dangerous people to possess guns, and easier for police and prosecutors to crack down on them.” “As mayors, we are charged with keeping our communities safe,” the letter read. “But too many of us have sat with mothers and fathers of children killed with guns.  Twenty-four children enrolled in public schools in your hometown of Chicago were shot to death just last year.” In Evanston, three people were shot and killed by guns within the last three months, while another…

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