Cal Poly students arrested on weapons charges in November allegedly also shot guns on campus at least three other times, on one occasion, firing a rifle into a bedroom in Poly Canyon Village, court documents reveal.
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Two Cal Poly students arrested for vandalism and weapons charges on campus
On Saturday, Nov. 11, two Cal Poly students were arrested and booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail for various weapons and vandalism charges on campus, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier.
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SLOPD hosts inaugural “Groceries for Guns” exchange
The San Luis Obispo Police Department hosted their first gun buyback program in the city Saturday, Oct. 1, which gave residents the opportunity to anonymously turn in unwanted guns in exchange for grocery gift cards. The city collected around 200 guns and ran out of their $12,000 worth of groceries within the first two hours. […]
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Parkland students and their social media activism reaches the Cal Poly community
Cal Poly students have been driven to action after the events in Parkland, Florida.
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America vs. England: Guns, mass shootings and feeling safe
The United Kingdom and the United States have very different perspectives on guns.
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Gov. Brown considering bill to ban concealed carry on campuses
As the nation mourns another tragic school shooting, Gov. Jerry Brown is considering legislation that would ban concealed carry of handguns at colleges and schools in California. The mass shooting last Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon marked the 45th school shooting in the U.S. so far in 2015. This trend has rapidly […]
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The truth about guns: Regulation, attitudes, safety on campus
“This is the ‘evil’ AR-15, the one they are always trying to ban,” Dylan Hardy yells over the sound of firearms, aiming the device at a metal target. The shells fly in all directions each time a shot is fired.
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Take our guns — and our safety, too
Ashley Pierce is a political science freshman and Mustang Daily conservative columnist. Let me first begin by stating what a tragedy and devastation the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was. The fact that innocent and young lives were taken from this country will always be horrific and weigh heavily on Americans’ hearts. As weeks pass, the country’s […]
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Loaded issue of the Second Amendment
Any argument about guns is an argument about people, an argument about power and who holds it.
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Right to bear arms can provide protection
People need to be willing to accept the fact that from time to time, despite all our best efforts, mass shootings will occur. It is a very sad fact.