African-American students in Texas are apprehensive about a law that policymakers are considering — to expand the state’s school marshal program in response to the Santa Fe school shooting last year. The marshal program, created in 2013, trains school personnel to act as armed security officers in the absence of…
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Archived: Conservatives Use Image of Emma Gonzlez to Perpetuate Myth of Second Amendment Attack
Conservatives on social media doctored a video of Parkland survivor and activist Emma Gonzlez tearing the U.S. Constitution in half. The actual image showed Gonzlez, 17, ripping apart a gun-range target. The original video was part of a Teen Vogue digital publication, for which Gonzlez wrote an op-ed. Phillip Picardi,…
Archived: What Companies Have Ditched the NRA
Archived: NRA Spokeswoman: Media Loves 'Crying White Mothers'
National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch tried to deflect the focus away from her organization while speaking at a Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland Thursday night. “Many in legacy media love mass shootings. You guys love it,” she said. “Now, I’m not saying that you love the tragedy. But…