Guns

Eastern Kentucky School District Considers Arming Principals

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:24:50 +0000

MCKEE, Ky. — An eastern Kentucky school district is considering a proposal to deputize and arm principals for added safety.

Senator Rand Paul: President Obama Using Gun Victims, Families As 'Props'

Phillip M. Bailey — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:03:12 +0000

Speaking to reporters at an event organized by the Christian Science Monitor, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., blasted President Obama for using the families of gun violence victims in his push for legislative reforms.

From Huffington Post:

"I think gun control is a legitimate issue for us to debate," Paul said. "I hate to see using people, I think, as props and politicizing people's tragedy. When I see the father and the mothers and them testifying - and I know they're coming voluntarily, and they want to come and be part of this debate - but it still saddens me just to see them, and I think that in some cases the president has used them as props. And that disappoints me.

The president has reached out to family members of victims from the Newtown massacre in the aftermath.

One mother stood in for Obama during one of his weekly presidential addresses. In that speech Francine Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son was murdered during the shooting spree, pleaded for stricter gun control laws.

New Albany Gun Buyback Ends Six Hours Early After Funds Run Out

Joseph Lord — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:15:20 +0000

That didn't take long.

A New Albany gun buyback program ended in less than two hours Friday after police accepted about 250 firearms and ran out of money.

"We had a big turnout," said Maj. Keith Whitlow, a New Albany Police spokesman.

"If we do it again in the future, we can learn from our mistakes ... and try to get more people involved."

People were lined up hours before the buyback began, he said.