Coverage dated August 5, 2022 to August 8, 2022

North Carolina Sheriff Stocking Schools With AR-15 Rifles in Event of Active Shooter

Headline from NBC4 Washington, on the newest of 2 developments

When schools in one North Carolina county reopen later this month, new security measures will include stocking AR-15 rifles for school resource officers to use in the event of an active shooter.

NBC4 Washington's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. North Carolina sheriff stocking schools with AR-15 rifles

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  2. Newest

    North Carolina Sheriff Stocking Schools With AR-15 Rifles in Event of Active Shooter

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

Reports & sources

40 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    North Carolina County Adds AR-15s to Schools for Classroom Defense (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    North Carolina's Madison County School District has put an AR-15 in a safe in every school in the county so the guns can be accessed for classroom defense in case of attack.

  2. Fox News

    North Carolina school district puts AR-15 rifles in schools (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A North Carolina sheriff's office has placed locked-up AR-15 rifles on a school district's six campuses as an added security measure for the coming school year.

  3. RedState

    North Carolina County Will Have AR-15s in Every School (opens RedState)

    Published

    RedState's feed description

    If this strategy works, it could be the way forward for many counties in the United States.

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    North Carolina school district wants to put AR-15 in every school to prepare for possible shooters (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

    Published

    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The school system in North Carolina says it plans to put AR-15 rifles in emergency safes in all of its six schools as part of a new incentive for increased security in the wake of the deadly Uvalde, Texas, school shooting earlier this year when 19 children and two teachers were killed in a fourth-gr…

  5. Foxla

    North Carolina school district planning to put AR-15 in every school in the event of another school shooting (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    A U.S. House investigation has found that gun manufacturers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade.

  6. MyNorthwest

    North Carolina sheriff stocking schools with AR-15 rifles (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    MARSHALL, N.C. (AP) -- When schools in one North Carolina county reopen later this month, new security measures will include stocking AR-15 rifles for

  7. The Daily Caller

    North Carolina County Stocking Schools With AR-15s (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    One North Carolina county is collaborating with its local sheriff's office to enhance security at their schools for the upcoming academic year with AR-15s.

  8. WCNC

    North Carolina sheriff arming school resource officers with AR-15 rifles (opens WCNC)

    Published

    WCNC's feed description

    In response to the Uvalde tragedy, Madison County sheriff Buddy Harwood and school officials have placed one AR-15 in each of the county's six schools.

  9. Washington Examiner

    North Carolina county putting AR-15 rifles in schools as security measure (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Madison County Schools in North Carolina will now have AR-15 rifles as part of new security measures approved for the new academic year.

  10. KHOU Houston

    North Carolina sheriff stocking schools with AR-15 rifles after Uvalde (opens KHOU Houston)

    Published

    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The action was spurred by the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead in May.

  11. Fredericksburg.com

    This NC mountain county is stocking its schools with AR-15s to prevent a mass shooting (opens Fredericksburg.com)

    Published

    Fredericksburg.com's feed description

    The sheriff of a North Carolina mountain county said he will stock all public schools with AR-15 rifles this year so deputies have quick access to a more high-powered firearm

  12. NBC News

    North Carolina sheriff stocking schools with AR-15 rifles in wake of Uvalde shooting (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Spurred by the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead in May, school officials and Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood have placed one of the semiautomatic rifles in each of the county’s six schools.

  13. CBS News

    In wake of Uvalde shooting, North Carolina sheriff is putting AR-15s in every school "to make sure my deputies are prepared" (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    School resource officers will be responsible for handling the rifles.

  14. Bearing Arms

    North Carolina county puts AR-15s in every school (opens Bearing Arms)

    Published

    Bearing Arms's feed description

    Most of the time when we write about armed school staff, we’re covering a school district that has trained and vetted employees who have volunteered to carry a firearm while on the job. In Madis...

  15. NBC4 Washington

    North Carolina Sheriff Stocking Schools With AR-15 Rifles in Event of Active Shooter (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    When schools in one North Carolina county reopen later this month, new security measures will include stocking AR-15 rifles for school resource officers to use in the event of an active shooter.

  16. Washington Times

    North Carolina sheriff to supply area schools with AR-15 rifles in wake of Uvalde shooting (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Schools in a rural North Carolina county will now stock an AR-15 assault rifle as officials beef up security measures in the wake of May’s deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

  17. Black Enterprise

    North Carolina Sheriff Is Putting AR-15s In Every School In Wake of Uvalde Shooting (opens Black Enterprise)

    Published

    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Madison County, North Carolina, Sheriff Buddy Harwood said all county schools will have an AR-15 assault rifle and extra ammo locked in a safe.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.