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A Ruger carbine (left), four AR-15 rifles and shotguns lined on a wall. New York state law prohibits semi-automatic rifles from having a pistol grip and a detachable magazine.ANDREW INFANTINO/THE STATESMAN

In defense of the AR-15

Andrew Infantino August 31, 2019
Used by both millions of lawful citizens and some of America’s worst mass murderers, the AR-15 is arguably the most controversial rifle in United States history.
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A woman holding a candle at a vigil for the Chapel Hill shooting victims in 2015. On March 26, 2019, Stony Brook students gathered for another vigil for the Christchurch, New Zealand shooting victims. HEATHER KHALIFA/ STATESMAN FILE

What are we doing to prevent school shootings?

Andrew Goldstein February 15, 2018
The Stony Brook University Police Department has a website dedicated to Active Shooter Programs, along with a video about active shooter preparedness — instructing viewers how to act if an active shooter situation occurs on campus.
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