Guns: killing or saving? America's gun problem

Firearms have a long and unique history in the United States. They're controversial, and they have a huge impact on public health and safety. This month's special Healthcare Triage series will look at firearms as a public health issue in the United States. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh5mMm7IECU https://www.ranker.com/list/deadliest-school-shootings-100215/loganrapp

Ceilidh Kern, a sophomore, and Jaylah Ross, a junior, are two students who participated in the March 14 school walkouts, and are part of a team from more than a dozen of our Student Reporting Labs who are covering the day's events for the NewsHour. They join Judy Woodruff to discuss why they walked out, the passion driving children to participate and what they would say directly to policymakers. Links : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pP8KSRHCiI http://clg-monnet-briis.ac-versailles.fr

Middle and high school students across the country shared their thoughts on gun violence with the NewsHour after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, one year ago. We thought you’d like to read their voices, since they were very clear in wanting to share them. Nobody wants to become a school shooter by Sadler, 10th grade, Greenville, North Carolina While drills and surveillance can help prepare a school for such a disaster, those who wish to carry out such an act will find a way to do so. The easiest way to halt this pattern of school shootings is to focus on security from the inside. Continue with security protocols and drills and increase camera surveillance, but don’t overdramatize the issue. Avoid enhanced measures, like metal detectors or police officers, which make schools feel like prisons. Find ways to improve the morale of the student body. Make schools kinder places. Help stop bullying and racism. Protect students mentally, and they will be safer ph...