2023 exceeds 100 mass shootings nationally, studies show mass shooters’ psychological tendencies
Faith Redd, Contributing Writer Selna Shi, News Editor Researchers found key psychological tendencies that are frequently displayed in mass shooters, according to a VCU study. The research studying the behaviors of over 170 mass shooters was released in 2022, the same year over 640 mass shootings were recorded, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The […]
‘It’s time to protect our children’: Parents support metal detector safety
Natalie Barr, Staff Writer Henrico County Public Schools will implement metal detectors in a limited number of schools as a field test in mid-February. Amy Cashwell, HCPS superintendent, released a statement on Jan. 22, two days after an incident involving a middle school student with a gun in their backpack at Holman Middle School. It […]
We must take action to prevent gun violence
Ishaan Nandwani, Contributing Writer Five minutes. That’s how long it takes to get to my apartment at VCU from the 400 block of Gilmer Street, where two shooting deaths occurred on two consecutive days earlier this month. These shootings reflect a trend of an increased number of deaths due to gun violence in the Richmond […]
Marijuana, Confederate monuments and inclusion: What you missed this week in the General Assembly
Hannah Eason, News Editor Andrew Ringle, Managing Editor Senate rolls forward with marijuana legislation On Wednesday, the Senate Subcommittee on Criminal Law passed Senate Bill 2, which would decriminalize the possession of marijuana in Virginia and decrease civil penalties to a fine of $50 or less. The measure passed 10-3 and was referred to the […]
One arrest made after 22,000 attend pro-gun rally, protesters trickle onto VCU campus
Andrew Ringle, Managing Editor Hannah Eason, News Editor When VCU freshman Mya Jackson saw men decked in camouflage and wielding AR-15s through Monroe Park, she immediately texted a photo to her mom — who asked, “why are you outside?” More than 20,000 people rallied in support of the Second Amendment near the Capitol on Monday, […]