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A Broward County sheriff's deputy was on hand Wednesday as students arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, for the first day of classes. (Associated Press/File)

Gun-free zones for school safety a tough debate to settle

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

First-graders in Caryn Bednarek's class at Queen of All Saints Catholic School enjoy a snack and listen quietly as she goes over their new classroom procedures on the first day of the 2018-2019 school year Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Michigan City, Ind. (Kelley Smith/The News-Dispatch via AP) ** FILE **

School shootings prompt bulletproof gear, more security

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Students from Newtown, Parkland march together

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Student Delany Tarr from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, completes the planting of a tree at Halswell Quarry Park Conservation Area on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The 28 students who survived the Feb. 14, 2018, mass-shooting at the Florida school are visiting New Zealand to learn more about sustaining youth movements. After planting the native totara trees on Tuesday, they recounted memories of their former classmates and teachers in a ceremony that brought many to tears. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Parkland, Fla., students plant memorial trees in New Zealand

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Governor signs 6 gun control measures in New Jersey

By MIKE CATALINI - Associated Press

Tony Montalto, right, father of Gina Rose Montalto, who was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, and April Schentrup, left, who's daughter Carmen was killed also, speak to members of the media during a break in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Meeting, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. The commission Thursday will discuss diversion programs for students who commit crimes deemed minor. Suspect Nikolas Cruz was referred to a program while in middle school but never completed it. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

The Latest: Florida sheriff wants school police department

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David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, poses for a photo at Pine Trails Park, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Hogg, one of the leaders of the March For Our Lives movement, is spearheading the national effort to register young voters along with the New York-based organization HeadCount. They say students at more than 1,000 schools in 46 states are participating, with most starting their drives Tuesday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

David Hogg still waiting for Publix $1 million donation

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A group of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students tweet out information after a news conference, Monday, June 4, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. A day after graduating from high school, the group of Florida school shooting survivors has announced a multistate bus tour to &quot;get young people educated, registered and motivated to vote.&quot; (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

The Latest: Parkland task force releases 100 recommendations

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People leave a graduation ceremony for Marjory Stoneman Douglas seniors, Sunday, June 3, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. The senior class from Florida's Parkland high school where a gunman killed 17 people in February received diplomas Sunday and heard from surprise commencement speaker Jimmy Fallon, who urged graduates to move forward and &quot;don't let anything stop you.&quot; (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The Latest: Deputy speaks out about Florida school shooting

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David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, poses for a photo at Pine Trails Park, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Hogg, one of the leaders of the March For Our Lives movement, is spearheading the national effort to register young voters along with the New York-based organization HeadCount. They say students at more than 1,000 schools in 46 states are participating, with most starting their drives Tuesday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

David Hogg, HeadCount register students to vote at high schools

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Houston Texans players join in a prayer circle at a memorial for the Santa Fe High School shooting victims outside the school Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. ( Godofredo A. Vasquez /Houston Chronicle via AP)

Texas shooting survivors seek purpose in shadow of Parkland

By CLAIRE GALOFARO - Associated Press

Christina Delgado, right, talks about the school shooting as her daughter, London, listens Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. Delgado watched in horror last week as the extreme gun violence she had marched to prevent arrived in her town. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School on Friday, killing 10 people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas mom marched after Parkland, then her town was next

By CLAIRE GALOFARO - Associated Press

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students, and mass shooting survivors, from the left, Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky, and Alex Wind, participate in a panel discussion about guns, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics, in Cambridge, Mass. The Feb. 14, 2018 attack in Florida killed 17 people, 14 of them students. The students have become vocal advocates for stricter gun laws. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, Parkland students on Texas shooting survivors: ‘They’re part of this now’

By Josh Replogle and Kelli Kennedy - Associated Press

Craig Larson (right) of Fort Collins, Colo., and another protester who refused to identify himself wave signs during a pro-gun rally in a park across from the State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 9, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Boulder, Colorado, city council passes ‘assault weapons’ ban despite lawsuit threat

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this photo taken March 15, 2018, a dispatcher in Roswell, Ga., works with a variety of screens while handling a 911 call. The Roswell call center is one of the few in the United States that accepts text messages. This year is the 50th anniversary of the first 911 call placed in the United States and authorities say it is in desperate need to have its technology modernized. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)

Emergency 911 technology struggles to keep up with the times

By Lisa Marie Pane - Associated Press

Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, USMC, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. Friday marks the second day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Oliver North readies NRA ‘counterpunch’ against gun control activists’ ‘civil terrorism’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks before giving the Invocation at the National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Dallas. The NRA announced today that North will become President of the National Rifle Association of America within a few weeks, a process the NRA Board of Directors initiated this morning. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oliver North to serve as next president of the NRA

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Protesters gather as NRA members meet in Dallas

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President Donald Trump and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly walk on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base before boarding Air Force One, Friday, May 4, 2018. Trump is traveling to Dallas where he will address the NRA convention. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump connects gun rights to GOP votes

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High school voters taking civic duty seriously

By REBECCA R. BIBBS - Associated Press