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The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor
Sac State students among anti-gun demonstrators

Sac State students among anti-gun demonstrators

Will Coburn March 15, 2018

Rain fell on students, organizers, teachers, parents and politicians as they rallied on the Capitol Mall on Wednesday morning in solidarity with nationwide school walkouts protesting gun violence in...

Shooting on campuses are on the rise — Is Sacramento State prepared?

Shooting on campuses are on the rise — Is Sacramento State prepared?

Kameron Schmid October 25, 2017

(Go to StateHornet.com/Guns for more related stories) Were there to be an active shooter on a campus of over 30,000 students, with thousands of faculty, staff and administrators as well, Sacramento...

#SacStateSays: How do you feel about guns?

#SacStateSays: How do you feel about guns?

Gabriela Mascoll October 25, 2017

(Go to StateHornet.com/Guns for more related stories) According to a Gallup poll taken this month, 28 percent of people polled think that possession of handguns should be limited to police...

The leaders of Sac State, meaning the faculty and administrators, need to be trained on how to react when they and those who are in position to lead know an active shooter is in the area.

EDITORIAL: CSU should mandate active shooter training

State Hornet October 25, 2017

(Go to StateHornet.com/Guns for more related stories) Sacramento State is working to improve it’s ability to respond to emergencies, including the possibility of an active shooter being on campus. But...

OPINION: Simply hoping for better gun control wont keep you safe

OPINION: Simply hoping for better gun control won’t keep you safe

Liam Braddy October 25, 2017

(Go to StateHornet.com/Guns for more related stories) The issue of gun control in the United States remains a subject of heated debate among politicians and citizens alike, as mass shootings have become...

Digital Editor Vu Chau shoots a rifle at the Cordova Shooting Center on Oct. 20.

VIDEO: The appeal of guns

Kameron Schmid, Sami Soto, and Barbara Harvey October 25, 2017

(Go to StateHornet.com/Guns for more related stories) Amid heated debate over gun control, four State Hornet editors with varying experience with guns set out to understand the appeal. RELATED: ...

Political science major Floyd Johnson II, vice president of the Sacramento State College Republicans, said he has always been interested in the intricacies of how guns work as well as gun rights.

2 Sac State Republican leaders defend gun rights

Thomas Frey October 23, 2017

Gun enthusiasts say that, on the gun range, a shooter is in their own world; zoned onto his or her target and zoned out of problems or worries. They say that the shooter has no room for the distractions...

University Police confiscate wide range of weapons at Sac State

Alex Slavas April 25, 2012

Everything from a grenade, guns and 10-inch blades can be found in a case of confiscated weapons located in the Sacramento State police office. The glass case is located in the hallway of the public safety...

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