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Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Florissant Police Take School Security Seriously After Connecticut Shooting

The department plans to meet with officials from public, private and parochial schools throughout the city Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss school security.

In the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, local police are on alert, adding new precautionary measures to their already-rigorous safety plans. Read more: St. Louis County Police Chief Wants to Arm School Officials With Guns The Florissant Police Department is taking procative measures when it comes to keeping local students safe. Police Chief William Karabas said Monday that the department plans to meet with local school officials to discuss school security. Read more: What Can Schools Do to Boost Security for Students? The meetings, which involve officials from both the Hazelwood and Ferguson-Florissant school districts, as well as those from private and parochial schools within the city limits, …

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Angela Atkinson

9:34 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

I didn't realize that he shot his way in, Stacey! That is insane. I like your idea of an emergency button. I do know that local school kids are doing intruder drills (much like we did fire and tornado drills back in the day) and have been for awhile. I'm sure they also probably have other precautions in place and will be stepping it up even more now. I totally agree, it starts at home. I did hear…   more ›

Do We Need A Ban on Assault Rifles?

In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, the owner of a military and law enforcement supply store in Chesterfield says such laws and regulations won't solve the problem.

The tragic death of 20 children and six adults in Connecticut at the hands of a heavily armed gunman has ignited a national debate about gun control, specifically the access of private citizens to military-grade gear.  A federal ban on assault rifles passed in 1994 under Bill Clinton expired in 2004 and now many gun control advocates are calling for it to be reinstated, but Chesterfield resident Chad Weinman and CEO of TacticalGear.com says that won't solve the problem.  The online company has a brick-and-mortar facility located on Edison Road in Chesterfield and primarily sells clothing and equipment such as holsters, vests and dynamic entry tools commonly used by tactical law enforcement teams or military personnel, but not firearms or …

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Leo Ascenzi

2:33 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

@mrs.diaz, Believe it or not, (you wont) our government doesn't want to kill us all, and were not a third world country. And don't relate this to the holocaust...   more ›

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