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2 investigates: School cameras

School security remains top of mind for parents in light of recent high-profile shootings, but Channel 2 Action News has learned local school cameras may not be functioning consistently. A Channel 2 Action News investigation discovered hundreds of security cameras at local schools sitting broken for days, even weeks. Channel ...

Cobb school district increases security

A local school district is locking doors and clamping down on who gets through the front doors. Channel 2's John Bachman got a look at the new level of security going into 66 Cobb County elementary schools, and talked with parents learning the new system. "Before we could just walk ...

Newton County homes leveled by tornado

The cleanup efforts continue after a tornado leveled homes in Newtown County. Severe Weather Team 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said the National Weather Service confirmed the damage was due to a low-end EF-2 tornado in Newton and Morgan counties. It came through Friday afternoon, leaving a path of damage about ...

Local woman nearly made history as 1st little person to finish Boston Marathon

A local woman was half a mile from making history when two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon injured more than 140 people and killed three, including an 8-year-old. Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the marathon in a terrifying scene ...

2 killed, hundreds injured in Boston Marathon

Several Channel 2 Action News reporters are tracking developments in a bomb explosion that killed two people and at least 120 injured at the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon. Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the marathon in a terrifying scene of shattered glass, billowing ...

Gun range plans to expand near Atlantic Station

Some people are questioning plans to open a gun range near Atlantic Station. The range would be in an industrial part of midtown Atlanta off Bishop Street. The owners of Stoddards Range and Guns want to expand around the Loring Heights neighborhood. Channel 2's Liz Artz heard from supporters and ...

Gun bill dies, budget passes as legislative session ends

While lawmakers agreed to pass a budget, they could not agree on a measure that would have allowed college students to carry guns on campus. Channel 2's Lori Geary spent the evening at the state Capitol where lawmakers tried to push through as much legislation as they could before the ...

Channel 2 put the Bullet Blocker Backpack to the test. The company's CEO says it will stop 99.9 percent of handgun rounds.

Can bulletproof backpacks help protect school children?

While politicians argue on Capitol Hill over how to protect school children, some parents are taking matters into their own hands by sending their kids to school with body armor. Channel 2 crews visited one facility that makes the bulletproof backpacks and tested to see if they could protect children ...

Members of Congress are expected to formally propose new gun restrictions this week the president making a road trip to promote stiffer laws too.

Atlanta-area college presidents join fight on gun control

President Barack Obama is on the road promoting proposed new gun control laws while some Atlanta area college leaders are in Washington, D.C., asking Congress and the federal government to stiffen federal gun laws. Members of Congress are expected to formally propose new gun restrictions this week. Atlanta-area college presidents ...

The Georgia Sheriff's Association said one way to reduce gun-related crime would be to ensure that felons served their full sentences.

Georgia Sheriff's Association against stricter gun control

The Georgia Sheriff's Association, a group that consists of the more than 100 elected sheriffs from around Georgia, said stricter gun control measures won't stop mass shootings. The GSA's position on the gun debate, which is posted on the homepage of the GSA website, is as follows: "The sheriffs took ...

Gun ban opponents stock up on firearms this weekend

Hundreds of gun enthusiasts have gathered at a Lawrenceville gun show, which offers attendees a chance to buy, sell and trade an array of guns. The event comes amid a widespread debate about gun control in the United States. "I'm here to sell a few guns and to buy anything ...

APS may create police force to boost safety

Atlanta Public Schools is considering creating its own police force to give the district more control over security and preventative measures for student and staff safety. "While we were planning to revisit our safety and security plans as a district over a year ago, certainly what happened in Newtown, Conn., ...

Georgia lawmaker wants to let principals carry guns

A Georgia lawmaker thinks a way to make schools safer is to arm the principal. State Rep. Paul Battles, a Republican from Bartow County, is proposing a bill that would allow local school systems to decide if they want to allow principals to carry a concealed weapon. The proposal is ...

"They made the decision not to sell a weapon like this to the general public. I've made the decision not to buy anything else from Dana Safety Supply," Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry said of a gun supplier's partial ban on semi-automatic and self-loading rifles.

Sheriff boycotts business with gun ban

A local sheriff is vowing to boycott a supplier of police uniforms and equipment because of a controversial gun ban. Channel 2's Eric Philips went to Dana Safety Supply's Sugar Hill location Thursday to look into the new rules. The policy prevents the sale of semi-automatic or self-loading rifles to ...

Sandy Hook kids face 1st classes since shooting

The youngsters who survived the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary returned to class Thursday for the first time since the shooting rampage, settling in at their old, familiar desks but in a different school in a different town. Classes resumed for the first time since last month's shooting in Newtown, ...

Hall Co. schools beef up security

Deputies greeted students at all Hall County Schools on Wednesday. Jan. 2 marked the first day back for students since the school massacre in Newtown, Conn. Last month, a gunman stormed into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 20 children and six adults. In an effort to ease students' minds, ...

Atlanta rings in 2013 with annual Peach Drop

A crowd of more than 100,000 was expected to watch the annual Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta Monday night. People from all over north Georgia and across the country turned out to celebrate the new year. Karl Walbrook came from London, England, to see the peach drop after seeing it ...

Oglethorpe University President Lawrence Schall wrote an open letter that in four days garnered more than 300 signatures of support.

Oglethorpe leader pushes for action on gun safety

A local university president is making national headlines with a call for gun safety among his colleagues. Oglethorpe University President Lawrence Schall wrote an open letter that in four days garnered more than 300 signatures of support. "On anything that's controversial we get nervous because we have lots of constituents, ...

Roswell police say Scott Baluss is facing disorderly conduct charges for an off-color joke about the Connecticut shooting massacre.

Dad's joke about Conn. shooting lands him in jail

Roswell police said a man's comment about the Connecticut school massacre at a local day care landed him in jail. Scott Baluss is facing disorderly conduct charges stemming from the Monday incident at the Discovery Point day care on Old Alabama Road. Police said Baluss came to the school wearing ...

Obama to press for policy changes after shooting

President Barack Obama is launching an administration-wide effort to curb gun violence, underscoring the growing political consensus over tightening gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school. Obama is tasking Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime gun control advocate, with spearheading the effort. In remarks from ...

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