Eric Harris

Overusing the bully label

2013-03-15 00:00:00

A Florida mother was arrested this month for allegedly stabbing her two sons' bullies in the back with box cutters. News reports stated that after calming down an altercation between her sons and a group of boys, the mother reignited the situation and...

Sandy Hook violence prevention commission meets for first time

2013-01-24 13:57:00

A 16-member commission, appointed in Connecticut to examine last month’s shooting rampage at an elementary school, kicked off its deliberations Thursday, even as the nation continued to wrestle with finding policies on how to deal with gun violence....

Essential reading after Newtown: 'Columbine' by Dave Cullen

2012-12-17 16:12:00

When it comes to events like the recent school shooting in Newtown, Conn., there are knowns, unknowns and, already, mis-knowns. A photograph of Ryan Lanza circulated asserting he was the shooter, when in fact it was his brother, Adam Lanza. Their mother,...

Gun control advocates denounce NRA plan

2012-12-21 10:23:00

WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Assn.’s proposal Friday to finance a National Model School Shield Program in which armed volunteers would be stationed at every school in America was quickly slammed by gun control advocates who accused the...

Sens. Feinstein, Graham clash on gun control

2012-12-30 13:58:00

If Washington’s effort to reach a deal on the "fiscal cliff" looks daunting, just wait for the debate over what to do about mass shootings like the one that killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Appearing on...

Music and the Tucson shootings

2011-01-12 16:34:37

'Columbine,' by Dave Cullen

2009-04-05 00:00:00

Columbine Dave Cullen Twelve: 420 pp., $26.99 Forget everything you thought you knew. The girl who professed her faith in God before being gunned down in the library. The Trenchcoat Mafia and the feud between the goths and jocks. The idea that Eric...

Lakeland police: 3 middle school students had plans to create 'chaos'

2013-05-03 14:49:25

Three Lakeland middle schoolers were arrested on conspiracy charges after, police say, they had plans to create mass "chaos" at Sleepy Hill Middle School. One 13-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl were all arrested and face charges...

Few mechanical differences found between AR-15s, hunting rifles

2013-04-21 00:00:00

An AR-15 semiautomatic rifle rests on one end of the table. The black, sleek weapon by DPMS Firearms has a collapsible stock, pistol grip and flash suppressor. When politicians talk about banning weapons, an intimidating firearm like this one often sits...

OPINION: Boston: Running the right way

2013-04-21 01:44:01

April is a spectacular month. It heralds warm spring days awash in color. Azaleas, forsythia, flowering trees, yellow dandelions and lush green grass brighten the landscape. Baby birds chirp ceaselessly while their parents frantically search for worms and...

Local Voices, Apr. 18

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Reducing murder If you want to reduce the murders in Chicago, reinstate the death sentence. It will do more good than any gun-control law. A gang member will realize that he can be sentenced to death if he kills someone, not spend his life in jail. He...

Newtown tragedy brings bipartisanship back to Congress

2013-04-12 08:05:00

They started out with a lot in common -- Joe Manchin and Patrick Toomey. Sure, one's a Democrat and one's a Republican, but they're both conservatives, both longtime gun owners and both sport an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association. But now...

An unidentified woman stands among 15 crosses posted on a hill above Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., on April 28, 1999. As the Los Angeles Times reported, two seniors -- Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold -- killed 12 students and one teacher.

1999-04-28 00:00:00