School Shootings Archives — News From London, Ontario, And Beyond

Why Police Do Nothing While Kids Are Killed

June 23, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… Unlike a private-sector service, police do not operate under any contractual obligations to provide services in any particular way. They face no real consequences for doing “nothing.” Continue reading →

Police Botched the Uvalde Standoff. Now Gun Controllers Want to Give Police More Power.

May 27, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… Police stood around outside the Uvalde, Texas, school while a gunman shot children inside. Meanwhile, gun control advocates tell us we should just trust the cops to keep us safe. Continue reading →

Just How Common Are School Shootings?

May 26, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… Thirty-nine people were killed in school shootings in 2018 (one of the worst years). In the same period, 900 children drowned, and 1,800 were murdered via child abuse. Continue reading →

Neil deGrasse Tyson is Correct about the Numbers

August 14, 2019 – David Henderson …… Science writer Neil deGrasse Tyson says human emotions tend to respond more to spectacle than data. He’s right. Continue reading →

Public Schools Aren’t Taking Security Seriously

May 9, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Maybe the fact that both homicides and violent crime overall have nearly halved over the past 20 years is a reason school officials show little interest in taking practical steps toward on-site security. Continue reading →

Hysteria Over School Safety Won’t Keep Us Safe

May 1, 2019 – James Bovard …… The #NeverAgain movement that arose after last year’s Parkland shootings ignores how government officials cannot be trusted to behave honestly or responsibly to save student lives. Continue reading →

In the Wake of Mass Shootings, Parents Reconsider Mass Schooling

July 26, 2018 – Kerry McDonald …… Parents who remove their children from the confines of the conventional classroom are not running away from reality. They are running towards it. Continue reading →

It’s Time to Focus on the “School” in “School Shooting”

July 17, 2018 – Thomas Eckert …… With a near monopoly of school shootings, public schools nevertheless continue to escape any scrutiny. Continue reading →

The FBI Admits it Could’ve Prevented the Florida High School Shooting

March 20, 2018 – Carey Wedler …… Public safety appears to be a low priority for the FBI. Continue reading →

Security Works at Disney — But Can’t Work at a Public School?

March 6, 2018 – Ryan McMaken …… The fact that politicians get highly-attentive security guards — while school kids get a cut-rate version of security — is revealing. Continue reading →