The University of Michigan School of Public Health will house a $6 million multidisciplinary, multi-institutional national research and training center on school safety that will provide schools with training and technical assistance to prevent school violence.

An old wooden door is credited with helping to save lives during a shooting at a German synagogue.

Schaumburg, Illinois police have arrested a man who drove a car through a mall in a suburban Chicago neighborhood.

Chicago police conducted an active shooter drill at Water Tower Place, according to a news report. 

Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled the Texas Safety Action Report. The Governor’s report elaborates on the Executive Orders issued last week that are intended to bolster the public safety coordination that can prevent mass shootings. 

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation – The Confronting the Threat of Domestic Terrorism Act – that would create a federal domestic terrorism crime.  

U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) released a discussion draft of legislation to add specific punishments for acts of domestic terrorism and provide federal law enforcement with new charging options.

Workplace violence is on the rise. In May, there was an active shooter event in Virginia Beach, where a disgruntled city employee murdered 12 of his co-workers. As the debate for sensible gun-control continues, gun laws alone will not stop the next massacre.

Ohio State Senator Frank Hoagland (R-Mingo Junction) joined Governor DeWine as he issued an executive order creating a statewide school safety center through a new specialized division of Ohio Homeland Security.