This week for BuzzFeed News, Anne Helen Petersen goes inside a school with a surprising take on gun control. Read that and these other great stories from BuzzFeed and around the web.
An Idaho Town Makes The Case For Guns In School — BuzzFeed News
During the winter, it can take 45 minutes for police to arrive at Garden Valley High School — one of several reasons the district trains teachers to use guns stored in their classrooms. To some outsiders, it’s foolish. But to the people who live here, the solution meets the challenges that distinguish their home. Read it at BuzzFeed News.
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Last Men Standing — San Francisco Chronicle
Since 1981, more than 20,000 San Franciscans, mostly gay men, have been killed by AIDS. Erin Allday profiles survivors, who had the "remarkable luck and brutal misfortune" to outlive a generation of their partners and friends. “I’m the luckiest unlucky person in the world. No one wants to be the last man standing.” Read it at San Francisco Chronicle.
Tim Hussin
Prepping For My First Marathon Meant Running Through India’s Rape Culture — BuzzFeed
Training for a marathon in India changed Chaya Babu's body, and changed her relationship with it, too. Just not in the way she expected. "Where in the world are streets safe for women?” Read it at BuzzFeed.
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The List — The New Yorker
When juveniles are found guilty of sexual misconduct, reports Sarah Stillman, the sex-offender registry can be a life sentence. "A growing number of parents—along with legal advocates, scholars, and even law-enforcement officials—are beginning to ask whether the registry is truly serving the children whom it was designed to protect." Read it at The New Yorker.
Illustration by Geoff McFetridge
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