On guns, media, mental health The News-Review ran a story recently about State Representative Dennis Richardson, whose solution to the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary school is to arm teachers to save lives. Fortunately, the Medford Police Chief disputes this, stating it isn’t a teacher’s job to make deadly force decisions. We must show our children that violence doesn’t solve anything; it only creates more violence. We are long overdue in this country for a frank and honest discussion of violence, gun regulation, and the lack of health care for those who suffer mental illness. Violence in media, frequently …