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Woman charged after threatening to bring 'every single gun loaded and ready' if her children had to wear masks at school

Headline from Local News 8

By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with loaded guns if her children were required to wear masks at school. In the post on the department’s Facebook page, authorities said Amelia King, 42 of Luray, was

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29 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hill

    Virginia mom threatens to bring loaded guns to school over mask mandate (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A Virginia mother threatened to bring guns into a school over a mask mandate, prompting school officials to investigate the situation as a result.

  2. Local News 8

    Woman charged after threatening to bring 'every single gun loaded and ready' if her children had to wear masks at school (opens Local News 8)

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    By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with loaded guns if her children were required to wear masks at school. In the post on the department’s Facebook page, authorities said Amelia King, 42 of Luray, was

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘I Will Bring Every Single Gun Loaded': Virginia Mom Charged in Threat to School Over Mask Policy (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Amelia Ruffner King, 42, was charged with making an oral threat while on school property during a Page County school board meeting, police said.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Woman charged after threatening to bring 'every single gun loaded and ready' if her children had to wear masks at school | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with loaded guns if

  5. The Hill

    Police charge woman who threatened to bring guns to school over mask mandate (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A Virginia mother who threatened to bring

  6. Slate Magazine

    Virginia Woman Charged for Threatening to Take Guns to School Over Mask Mandate (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    Amelia King later apologized and said she never intended to make a threat but the school board still said it would increase security in schools.

  7. Townhall

    Virginia Woman Charged After Threatening to Show Up to Child's School with Guns in Protest of Mask Mandate (opens Townhall)

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    A Virginia woman was charged by police after she threatened to bring loaded firearms to her child's school over the district's mask mandate.Amelia Ruffner King was charged Friday night with

  8. The Guardian

    Virginia woman charged for threats to ‘bring every gun’ over school mask rule (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    At a board meeting on Covid mitigation strategies, the woman said, ‘My children will not come to school with masks on’

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

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