Public Safety
Mueller report summary; holding gun makers accountable
We discuss Attorney General William Barr's summary letter of Special Counsel Mueller's report. Then, a recent decision opening gun manufacturers to liable.
Air Date: March 26, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:46Linked by pain: 2 school massacre survivors, dad kill selves
The father of a Sandy Hook victim killed himself Monday, just days after two Stoneman Douglas students also took their lives.
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Pa. DHS orders ’emergency removal’ of children at Glen Mills
Pa. officials have ordered the "emergency removal" of all children remaining in the oldest reform school in the country.
7 years ago
Disaster aid bill facing a tricky path as it heads to Senate
At stake is $13.5 billion emergency relief legislation to help southern farmers, rebuild hurricane-damaged military bases and repair water systems.
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What makes people heed a weather warning … or not?
Even an unprecedented twister can be predicted. The issue is how people interpret these warnings.
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New Jersey sues California company over ‘ghost guns’
The company was sent a letter in December asking it to "stop advertising, offering for sale, and/or selling 'ghost guns' and 'ghost gun' parts to New Jersey residents."
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New safety concerns over Sunoco’s Mariner East 2X pipeline
Pipeline safety advocates worry the pressure on the 16-inch Mariner East 2x would pose greater dangers.
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How school construction is changing due to security concerns
In this time of mass shootings, schools are feeling the pressure to make changes to how schools are constructed in an effort to keep intruders out.
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Florida man pleads guilty to charges of mailing bombs to Trump critics
Cesar Altieri Sayoc, 56, was arrested in late October and was scheduled to go on trial in July.
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The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism
There is a longstanding history of the fear of “the others” turning humans into illogical ruthless weapons, in service to an ideology.
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Utrecht shooting: Suspected gunman is arrested after manhunt; 3 died in tram attack
Dutch police are searching for the man who opened fire inside a tram in the city of Utrecht, killing three people and wounding nine others late Monday morning.
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‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ school safety solutions on display at western Pa. conference
Presentations ran the gamut from so-called “soft” solutions like mental health counseling to “hard” solutions like metal detectors and armed staff.
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Listen 1:38Should media avoid naming the gunmen in mass shootings?
Critics say giving the assailants notoriety offers little to help understand the attacks and instead fuels celebrity-style coverage that encourages future attacks.
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A ‘mainstreaming of bigotry’ as white extremism reveals its global reach
In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque shootings, experts who monitor hate groups say violent white extremism is on the rise and is the most prominent threat.
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As families learn fates of loved ones, New Zealand mourns Christchurch victims
The New Zealand Red Cross has published a list of missing persons on its website.
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