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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...conjure up images of the innocent victims of war-torn nations in far-flung places. We as a nation have been slow to awaken to the urgency of the blood being spilled in our own backyard. Last week, a Michigan first grader shot and killed six-year old classmate Kayla Rolland, and in so doing, reminded us of our delinquency in responding to schoolyard shootings with adequate measures...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Shielding Kids From Shootings | 3/9/2000 | See Source »

When a first-grade student fatally shot classmate Kayla Rolland on Tuesday, people in Michigan - and around the country - scrambled to find someone to blame for the murder. As Genesee County, Mich., prosecutor Arthur Busch noted wryly Thursday, if this crime had taken place in 17 states other than Michigan, a case would have been opened against the owner of the gun used to kill Rolland. In those states, so-called Child Access Prevention laws hold gun owners criminally liable if children access their loaded guns to hurt themselves or others. In essence, the legislation is a gun-oriented, highly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whom Can We Blame for the Michigan Shooting? | 3/2/2000 | See Source »

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