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What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity James Alan ? James Alan Fox  the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology   Law and Public Policy at Northeastern  said that despite the mediaâs sensational coverage of school shootings  they are not common.
 Fox  added that more kids are killed per year from "pool drownings or bicycle accidents."
 Fox  said that while making policy changes on guns could possibly lower school shootings  it is highly unlikely that they will stop them from happening  as the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was committed using handguns.
âThe thing to remember is that these are extremely rare events  and no matter what you can come up with to prevent it  the shooter will have a workaround â  Fox  said. âThere is not an epidemic of school shootings.â
Neutral

What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ian Calderon ? in restaurants to offer customers plastic straws without first being asked . Since introducing his bill last week    Democratic Assemblyman Ian Calderon  has been the target of scorn from critics who call  his  proposal " absurd " and an overreach of government . " It really is a reasonable measured approach that I think will make a difference  "  Calderon  told ABC News on Monday about  his  proposed bill . California State Asssembly  He  explained that when  he  sent the proposal to the state legislative rules committee   health and safety code penalties were automatically tacked on   making it a misdemeanor punishable by six months in jail and a $ 1   000 fine for dine - in restaurants caught offering plastic straws without being requested . " I didn ' t actually ask for penalties  " Calderon said . " They were more or less prescribed to my bill by the code section ." But critics immediately jumped on him . Assemblyman Travis Allen   a Republican candidate for governor of California   asked people on his campaign Facebook page to protest the bill by flooding Calderon ' s office with plastic straws . California State Assembly " Instead of tackling the real issues   today ' s California Democrats are more interested in giving jail time to waiters offering their customers the convenience of having a straw  " Allen told ABC News on Monday . " This is one absurd bill   but it highlights how ridiculous the California Democrats have gotten . This is clearly the last straw ." Paul Preston said such laws are the reason he co - founded a movement to break up the state and form a New California   where regulations aren ' t overbearing and discouraging to businesses . " It ' s absolute lunacy  " Preston told ABC News of  Calderon  ' s bill . " They are criminalizing everything we do . It ' s over the top ."  Calderon  brushed off the bashing   saying an estimated 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States and most are just used once and discarded .  He  said plastic straws and stirrers were the sixth most common items collected during California Coastal Cleanup Days between 1989 and 2014 . " We need to create awareness around the issue of one - time use of plastic straws and its detrimental effects on our landfills   waterways and oceans  " Calderon said . STOCK PHOTO / Getty Images He said he ' ll work to get the bill ' s language rewritten so that no one fears going to jail or paying hefty fines for handing out plastic straws . He said he expects the bill to reach Gov . Jerry Brown ' s desk for approval in about two months . " Nobody is going to jail   nobody is going to be getting a $ 1   000 fine  " said Calderon   adding that the bill does not affect fast - food restaurants or grocery stores . He said critics like Allen are " grasping at straws " by saying such legislation is hurting businesses in California . " It ' s a ridiculous argument  " he said . Sharokina Shams -- a spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association   which represents more than 20   000 restaurants in the state -- told ABC News her group is taking a wait - and - see approach on  Calderon  ' s bill . " The association will study the bill ' s potential impacts and consult with its membership before taking an officials stance on the bill  " said Shams   adding that  Calderon  ' s proposal " is preferable to an outright ban on straws ." Matt Davis   a spokesman for the national environmental group Clean Water Action   said Calderon ' s proposal makes sense . " It ' s great he ' s doing it  " Davis told ABC News . " It does reduce the amount of straws that restaurants are giving out and that ' s a good thing ." He said cities such as Alameda   California   have passed local straws - on - request ordinances and that many restaurants have saved money by not having to provide so many straws . He compared it to the plastic shopping bag ban passed by California voters in 2016 or water - on - request ordinances used to combat the state ' s drought   saying people got used to it . In New Jersey   too   local businesses have been participating in an initiative to reduce plastic straw use . And it has dramatically reduced the number of straws the companies are giving out   according to the Montclair Local . A local eatery said it was using about a tenth of the straws it had previously used on a monthly basis   from 6   800 straws to 650   the paper reported . Back in California   Davis said Calderon ' s concerns that plastic straws are fouling up the ocean are real . " There is going to be more plastic in the ocean than there are fish by 2050  " Davis said   citing a study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation that was presented to the World Economic Forum in 2016 . He said that plastic breaks down into minute particles that fish mistake for food . " I don ' t want plastic in my sushi  " he said .
Positive

What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Matt Lowell ? Long before Slingshot artists Lo Moon signed to Columbia Records  lead  singer Matt Lowell  was writing songs in  his  basement.
"I had moved back from Boston to New York  " Lowell  says. "I was living at my sister's place  I was working at this studio in Brooklyn that I helped build."
 He  hadn't yet met bass player and keyboardist Crisanta Baker  but  he  knew  he  wanted to start a band  and  he  had a demo of a song called "Loveless" to share.
Guitarist Sam Stewart heard that  Lowell  and Baker were looking for another band member. They got together to jam by converting  Lowell 's backyard shed into a band living room and rehearsal space.
"I think in there  that's where  we  learned how to feed off each other  " Lowell  says. " We  would get in there at 11 a.m. and not say a word to each other until 5 p.m."
 Lowell  thinks a lot about what kind of feeling Lo Moon's music creates. Practicing in his shed helped them hone in on their sound and style. By the time they went to the studio to record their debut album  due out early this year  they knew what they were looking for.
"The beautiful thing about that was  when we were making the record  we hadn't put anything out  " Lowell  says. "We had blinders on and we just trusted each other. ... We didn't really have another basis to go by  besides 'this sounds like us.'  "
Lowell  says  he 'll never forget hearing the final  produced version of "Loveless" for the first time.
"It came through the speaker and I was like  'This song is probably three and a half  four years old  and I've just never heard it like this.' "  he  says. "I cried. I was just like  'This is unbelievable  I can't believe we made this.' "

Positive