More reaction today to the shooting of Judge Joseph Bruzzese on the steps of a Steubenville, Ohio courthouse on Monday morning:
Fox News: Under Siege, More Judges Choose to Arm Themselves for Protection. This article contains some useful discussion from the outstanding researcher Bill Raftery of the National Center for State Courts.
WKBN: ‘We should carry guns,’ local judge says following Steubenville shooting.
WTOV: Judge was presiding over shooter’s civil litigation against housing authority.
And semi-relatedly, a 36-year-old Tennessee man has been charged with sending a letter to a local judge, threatening to kill him.
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