School Shootings Archives

Prayer Request for Jimmy Coyne’s Grandson After Walkout-Related Attack?

According to a vague Facebook rumor, the grandson of a man named Jimmy Coyne was...

Was a Student Suspended for Staying in Class During National Walkout Day?

The reasons behind a high school student's suspension were misconstrued in a debate over a...

Did a Firearms-Trained Teacher Accidentally Discharge a Gun in a Classroom, Injuring a Student?

The accidental handgun firing in California was one of two such incidents at schools in...

Did California’s Governor Ban Teachers from Shooting Back at School Shooters?

Several web sites mischaracterized an October 2017 California law preventing school personnel from carrying guns...

Student Protests Resonate with Columbine Shooting Survivors

Both insist they'll keep fighting. And both concede a solution is far from reach.

Florida Governor: Ban Gun Sales to Underage and Mentally Ill

The proposal comes as part of a plan to prevent gun violence on the heels...

Tearful Student Asks Trump, ‘How Do We Not Stop This?’

Students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America's...

Conspiracy Theories About Mass and School Shootings, Explained

Why do the same sets of shooting conspiracy theories and tropes appear every time there...

Presidential Responses to School Shootings?

A set of images showing President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump in the aftermath...

No School Shootings in the United Kingdom Since Handguns Were Banned?

After a massacre at Dunblane Primary School in 1996, there have been no school shootings...

‘Run’: A 6-Minute Fatal Rampage for Shocked Florida School

From the time the shooter entered and left, only six minutes passed. During that brief...

Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories

A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in...