Sarah Douglass, the Events Lead for the Central Oregon Chapter of Moms Demand Actions, shares her views on gun violence in America.
gun violence
Posted inOpinion
Letters to the Editor
In Response to, “On Tap Gets Toasty” on 11/5 What I’d love to see em fix is the parking. The food and drinks are always great but there is never anywhere to park. I just have to go park at Phagans and hope they don’t get mad because I live on the entire other side […]
Posted inNews
Student Voices
Local youth weigh in on gun violence, in schools and in the wider community
Just this week, two incidents involving firearms happened right here in Bend. One incident left two men dead. While neither involved local schools, they serve as reminders that firearms pose a constant threat of violence when left in the wrong hands. In light of the multitude of attacks at schools nationwide, students and teachers live […]
Posted inOpinion
Bend-La Pine Schools making progress in prevention of school shootings, but missing an important piece
Bend-La Pine Schools has taken swift and important action to help prevent school shootings in our district. However, it has yet to address the fact that the majority of guns used by children in school shootings come from homes in which guns are not securely stored. Clear and consistent messaging to parents about the importance […]
Posted inNews
Fed Up With Gun Violence?
Head to Troy Field to see what Oregon’s trying to do to solve it
Orange! It’s the new flower in the end of a gun barrel. Don’t get the reference? During the Vietnam War, hippies would place flowers down the barrel of National Guardsmens’ rifles in protest of the war. Now students and other people—who’ve grown tired of gun violence—will don orange tie-dyes in solidarity against gun violence. This […]
Posted inNews
Safety at Bend-La Pine Schools
After the recent school shooting in Florida and the threats at Bend Senior High,
how safe are our schools?
Imagine you’re at work. You just filled your favorite mug full of coffee and return to your desk, adorned with photos of your family—smiling kids on vacation, soaking-wet dogs dripping from swimming in Cultus Lake—when your phone buzzes. It’s a text from your high school-aged child. It’s brief: “I love you.” A smile runs across […]
Posted inNews
Local Students Participate in National School Walkout
Hundreds of students participated at Bend Senior High
Students at Bend Senior High participated in the nation-wide school walkout on March 14. Students spoke out for gun control and read the names of the students killed in the Parkland, Florida school shooting in February.
Posted inNews
Governor Signs Boyfriend Loophole Law
Law bars convicted stalkers and domestic violence offenders from buying or keeping guns
While not directly addressing the issue of gun violence in schools, students and gun safety advocates were among those on hand at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem today to witness Gov. Kate Brown signing HB 4145, Oregon’s “boyfriend loophole” bill, into law. Around 300 students attended the event today, according to a release from […]