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High School to Fire Blanks During Shooting Drill

Starter pistol aims to familiarize kids with sound of gunfire

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff | Suggested by Ballantyne

Posted Jan 30, 2013 6:24 AM CST

(Newser) – A Chicago-area high school has an unconventional safety drill slated for today: During its "code red drill," Cary-Grove High School is going so far as to have someone in the hallway shoot blanks from a starter pistol. The point? "To provide our...   Read full story »

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