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Riverside School Board Votes Tonight On Whether To Let Its Security Guard Carry Concealed Firearm

THE RIVERSIDE SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TONIGHT ON WHETHER TO LET ITS SECURITY GUARD CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM. A RECENTLY FORMED SCHOOL SAFETY COMMITTEE IN THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING THAT JOHN LUDWIG – AN EXPERT FROM HIS WORK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT – BE ARMED DURING SCHOOL HOURS. THE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED AFTER LAST MONTH’S FLORIDA SCHOOL SHOOTING. IT WAS JUST ONE DAY AFTER THAT SHOOTING THAT A LOCAL THREAT AT RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTED IN A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES. THE SPECIAL MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5 P-M TODAY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S MATT DRZIK WILL BE THERE TO COVER THE MEETING AND WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR US ON AM BEAVER COUNTY TOMORROW MORNING BEGINNING AT 6:30.

Rain Showers Moving In; Could Mix In With Snow

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2018

TODAY – CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SNOW MAY
MIX IN. HIGH – 43.

TONIGHT – LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING
OVERNIGHT. LOW – 33.

WEDNESDAY – A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGH – 43.

Senator Pat Toomey wants alerts when gun buyers fail background checks!!!

Senators want alerts when gun buyers fail background checks
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators want state law enforcement to be alerted when someone who isn’t allowed to buy a gun tries to purchase one.
U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Chris Coons on Monday said they will introduce a bill that requires federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, and Coons, a Delaware Democrat, said the legislation is a commonsense way to keep people trying to illegally buy guns on the radar of state law enforcement while ensuring Second Amendment rights.
“That’s the focus: Common ground, respecting the Second Amendment but making it more difficult for people who shouldn’t have firearms to obtain them,” Toomey said at a press conference in Philadelphia.
The senators said only 13 states run their own background checks using the federal system, making them better equipped to investigate people who illegally try to buy firearms. The remaining 37 states and the District of Columbia rely on the FBI to run the checks, the senators said, leaving them without “critical law enforcement intelligence that they could use to try to keep their communities safe.”
A bill to strengthen the background checks law, called “Fix NICS,” has gained bipartisan backing and support from the NRA. It’s unclear if the Toomey and Coons bill will be added to Fix NICS or other legislation.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Republican in the chamber and the lead sponsor of Fix NICS, is a co-sponsor of the Coons-Toomey bill. The proposed legislation is one of a slew of gun bills Congress is considering in the wake of the Florida high school massacre that killed 17 people.
A spokeswoman for Cornyn declined to comment Monday on whether the Coons-Toomey proposal or any other legislation will be added to the Fix NICS measure.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, said no gun-related legislation would be heard in the Senate this week.

Threat Causes Blackhawk School District To Cancel Classes Today

The Blackhawk School District has canceled all classes for today due to a threat made on social media. According to the school district’s website, it was made aware of “statements made on social media that have caused concern for many of our residents.” The school district said that local law enforcement completed an investigation of the individuals responsible for the posts, and the administration met with police last night. The school district also said that it is “in the process” of determining if the threat made toward the school was credible.