Articles About Guns and the Village

• Guns and mental health— Experts note issues separate

  By Lauren HeatonApril 4, 2013

  Local resident T (who preferred to be anonymous to protect her family’s privacy) knew something was happening with her son when at 15 he was suddenly having trouble sleeping and began spending much time alone. The eccentric behavior quickly intensified, she said, and soon R began knocking on people’s doors singing Christmas carols and dressing in a suit to look for a job. That year R began home schooling and taking medication for depression and psychosis.

• Guns and the Village: Reviewing safety in our schools

  By Lauren HeatonFebruary 14, 2013

  

  The rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14 has caused school communities across the country to reassess the safety of their buildings and their ability to respond to violent threats and crises, especially those related to an active shooter.

• Guns and the Village: Guns abundant in Ohio

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 7, 2013

  How popular are guns in this area? How do Ohio’s laws affect our gun scene? Can guns be owned safely by law-abiding citizens? Or are new gun laws needed in Ohio to protect its citizens from gun accidents and gun-wielding criminals?

• Guns and the Village: where we are, what to do

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 31, 2013

  While gun rights advocates and gun control advocates both see a correlation between guns and violence, they have come to opposite conclusions.