Iowa bills push school security plans after Parkland shooting
Iowa legislators push Senate File 2253 requiring all districts to draft per building active shooter and disaster plans by 2019, with law enforcement input. Local officials in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City discuss existing plans and regular drills, ALICE training, and districts partnering with police to improve safety.
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Harper
Iowa
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Jefferson County
Parkland
Iowa City
Derek Frank
Frank
Johnson County
Iowa Department of Education
Staci Hupp
Hupp
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Brad Buck
Police Department
Tom Jonker
Linn County
Brian Gardner
Gardner
Florida
Alice
Molly
Duffy
Thegazette
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Kennedy High School
AR 15s strife and damage in high velocity gunfire
Trauma experts describe AR 15 and similar rifles as designed to cause large, fatal wounds with bullets traveling 2800 to 3000 feet per second. They explain permanent and temporary cavities, fragmentation, and greater tissue destruction than handguns. Surgeons warn these weapons create challenging injuries and urge Stop the Bleed training for rapid hemorrhage control.
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Parkland
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U.S
Nicholas Namias
Ryder Trauma Center
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami
David Shatz
University of California, Davis
Shatz
Ruben Gallego
Gallego
Iraq
Enem
Brian Mast
R-Fla
Afghanistan
New York Times
Mast
Heather Sher
Broward County
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Atlantic
Sher
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