The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Pittsburgh Police and paramedics respond to Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School for what turned out to be a hoax report of an active shooter on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Editorial | School shooting threats should not be the norm

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 30, 2023
The recent hoax threats to local Catholic schools should not be the norm and that people should feel safe going to school.
Police and other emergency personnel from multiple jurisdictions converged on Kennywood Park late Saturday night in West Mifflin for reports of shots fired inside the amusement park.

Editorial | The shooting at Kennywood shows how much we need gun control

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 29, 2022
The recent shooting at Kennywood shows just how crucial gun control is needed in this country.
National Rifle Association logo.

Editorial: Closing the boyfriend loophole could save partners of abusers

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 1, 2019
The NRA's stance is anti-woman and overlooks the dangers people face from intimate partners who own guns and have shown tendencies toward violent, abusive or stalker-like behaviors.
NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 22.

NRA goes off the rails on Thomas the Tank Engine

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 14, 2018
Comparing “Thomas & Friends” characters to the KKK, as the NRA did, is neither a proper assessment of the TV show nor child-appropriate.
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