Update: Police To Have Increased Presence at Boston Schools Following Newtown Shooting
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said there will be more uniformed Boston Police officers around schools over the next few days—even though there is no connection to Boston in today's tragic shooting in Connecticut.
[UPDATED Friday, 5:21 p.m.] There will be more uniformed Boston Police officers patrolling in and around Boston schools the next coming days in response to Friday's tragic shooting in Newtown, CT. Read the latest on the shooting at Newtown Patch. Boston Police Commissioner posted the following statement on BPDnews.com: "Our deepest sympathies go out to the victims and the families of those affected by the Newtown, Connecticut shooting. I have been in touch with the Superintendent of Boston Public Schools and the Chief of the Transit Police. Although there is no connection to the Boston area, the shooting is disturbing. Accordingly, we will be increasing uniformed police patrols in and around schools over the next several days." Dr. Carol …
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3:38 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012
There are 350 million +/- guns in the hands of the public. Increased gun control efforts may only slow that down, though such efforts do not apply to "gun shows", for some inexplicable reason. Impressionable people will continue to be bombarded with violence on TV, in the movies and in video games. Any solution can only be very long term and could perhaps begin with a joint-initiative between gun… more ›