Why This Columbine Survivor Wants to End Gun-Free Zones

The Daily Signal
Feb. 28, 2018

Good morning from Washington, where the body of famed evangelist Billy Graham lies in honor at the Capitol. Lawmakers seeking to protect schools from madmen might want to consult a Columbine survivor who is fighting to arm teachers. Ginny Montalbano interviews him after his meeting with President Trump. The rush to close mental institutions is part of the toxic mix, Walter Williams argues. Kyle Perisic covers a study showing schools actually are safer these days. What's with a new challenge to Obamacare from 20 states? Fred Lucas reports. Plus: Chuck Donovan on pro-choice hypocrites, and Ryan T. Anderson on a liberal's attack on his book about transgenderism.

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Why This Columbine Survivor Wants to End Gun-Free Zones

Patrick Neville was a sophomore at Columbine High School when two fellow students opened fire there in 1999, leaving 13 dead.

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Closing Mental Institutions Made Us More Vulnerable to Mass Shootings

A liberal-created failure that goes entirely ignored is the left's harmful agenda for society's most vulnerable people—the mentally ill.

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A New York Times Writer's Reckless Hit Piece on My Transgender Book

The hit piece contains no discussion of what I actually wrote, no quotation of my words, not even the briefest summary of a single claim I actually make. Instead, it links to a "review" of the book by Zack Ford, a gay rights activist at ThinkProgress.

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20 State AGs Contend Obamacare Unconstitutional, Launch New Lawsuit

"Essentially, what this lawsuit does is it removes the crutch Chief Justice John Roberts gave Obamacare to prop it up," says Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.

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10 Interesting Facts About the Life and Legacy of Billy Graham

The celebrated preacher was listed on Gallup's annual U.S. poll of most admired people 61 times, more than any other world figure.

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Commentary

I'm a Small Business Owner. Raising the Minimum Wage Would Hurt My Employees.

As a small business owner, I know firsthand that when lawmakers create legislation that forces employers to increase employees' hourly pay via mandate, it ultimately leads to reduced hours, business closures, and job losses.

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The Hypocrisy of Pro-Choice Groups Who Preach Compassion and Inclusion

Planned Parenthood goes to court to block a new Ohio law that asserts a child in the womb diagnosed with Down syndrome cannot be killed.

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Schools Safer Now Than They Were in '90s, According to New Study

"There is not an epidemic of school shootings," says James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law, and public policy at Northeastern University.

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