Friday, October 16, 2026

School Shooting in Bend, Oregon Occurred in a School District That Banned Staff from Carrying a Gun at School

By John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center

...Police Report That a Bystander Shot and Killed the Murderer

The latest information indicates that three children and a teacher were murdered at the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon and two people are hospitalized. The suspect was shot and killed. Only 25 of the 197 school districts in Oregon ban staff from carrying guns, and the attack occurred in one of those 25 school districts. The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates completed a survey in August 25th that showed voters by a 51.4% to 35.7% margin support armed teachers, parents with children in K-12 support by an even larger 57.3% to 30.2% margin. [more...]

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