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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Grossman was summoned by the federal government to Westside Middle School in Jonesboro barely an hour after the shootings to counsel the school's teachers.
Although school shootings have attracted public attention to violence associated with schools, the fact remains that the vast majority of America's schools are safe places.
School Shootings and Militarism, by Rick Jahnkow Much attention has been given to the latest series of incidents involving school violence.
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John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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The perpetrators of school shootings and other violence should be prosecuted; our right to keep and bear arms should not be abridged.
Children and teenagers who commit school shootings and other juvenile crimes almost always use guns and other firearms owned by their parents.
The NRA is saying the shootings could have been prevented if there were others with guns in the school.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Family members were allowed to decorate tiles to replace ones from the school walls that were damaged in the shootings.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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There were some very strong Christians who died in the Columbine school shootings, who we would say were martyred for their faith.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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Arming teachers in fear of school shootings or arming residents in fear of burglars will almost ensure death instead of saving life.
Not only are narcotics an issue but with recent publicity with abductions and shootings, schools have tightened security on campus and in their bus routes.
With more school shootings and acts of violence nationwide over the past few years, many districts now have school resource officers, or SRO's.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Eight school shootings in 1998-a year before Columbine-prompted Congress to create the Safe Schools Initiative.
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