Tag: gun safety

Parents raise safety concerns

By Kassidy McDonald │ [email protected]  Numerous ACPS parents expressed their distress and concern about violence in Alexandria City Public Schools, and the potential for future...

Your Views: Gun safety is critical to reducing gun violence

To the editor: In commenting on the aborted Virginia legislative special session on gun control, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said: “That was a laughable...

Council approves resolution in support of gun safety

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] At its June 25 legislative session, city council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting the passage of gun safety...

Letter to the editor: Mayor Silberberg shows up

To the editor: This week marks 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot dead at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King...

Alexandria schools focus on school safety amidst gun violence

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] In the wake of mass school shootings across the country, Alexandria students and parents are counting on administrations in their...

Gun violence town hall held in wake of mass shootings

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Alexandria City Public Schools hosted a town hall conversation about guns in America’s schools at T.C. Williams High School on...

Officer accidentally discharges weapon at George Washington Middle School

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] An Alexandria police officer accidentally discharged his weapon Tuesday morning at George Washington Middle School, the Alexandria Police Department announced...