Jessica Hill/Journal Inquirer, via Associated Press. People were evacuated from Hartford Distributors in Manchester, Conn., on Tuesday after at least eight people were killed in a workplace shooting there. According to Hartford Courant & Fox CT Staff Reports on Aug. 3rd: Nine people are dead in a workplace shooting at a family-owned beer and wine [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Violence Policy Center). For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Contact: Marty Langley, 202-822-8200 x109, mlangley@vpc.org Washington, DC–A Florida mass shooting that resulted in the murder of four women, an innocent 17-year-old gunned down by a 61-year-old man in a case of mistaken identity, [...]
Supreme Court Stills Holds that Common Sense Gun Laws Are Constitutional and Can Be Enacted to Save Lives and Protect Communities For Immediate Release Contact: Thom Mannard, Executive Director, ICHV tmannard@ichv.org Scott Vogel, Communications Director, States United to Prevent Gun Violence scott@supgv.org (June 28, 2010, Chicago) – The Supreme Court extended the scope of the [...]
(We are posting the following press release from the Violence Policy Center). These are actual pictures of the shooting as it occurred FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 11, 2010 CONTACT: Marty Langley, 202-822-8200 x109, mlangley@vpc.org At Least 65 Innocent People Have Been Killed in Recent Mass Shootings Involving Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Washington, DC–Gerardo Regalado, [...]
According to a news brief on the New York Times on June 2: Federal authorities are investigating the origin of one of the largest gun seizures ever on the Mexico border: a cache of 147 assault rifles with banana clips and bayonets discovered in a truck being driven down a residential street in Laredo on [...]
According to Milwaukee ABC (WISN) Channel 12 reported on May 26th: MILWAUKEE — A gun rights activist is free from jail and is still allowed to carry a gun despite charges that he shot two men. Jesus Gonzalez was released from jail on a $100,000 cash bond. He’s not allowed to have contact with the [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Violence Policy Center). For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 27, 2010 Contact: Marty Langley, Violence Policy Center, 202-822-8200 x109, mlangley@vpc.org Washington, DC—Arrests for murder and a murder-suicide are among the new incidents involving concealed handgun permit holders detailed in the May update of Concealed Carry [...]
Gun Lobby Enabling Terrorism By Blocking Efforts to Close the ‘Terror Gap’ New York Times Editorial: The Gun Lobby’s Long Shadow. Congress, for example, is cowering before the gun lobby insistence that even terrorist suspects who are placed on the “no-fly list” must not be denied the right to buy and bear arms. Suspects on [...]
According to the Chicago Tribune on April 28, 2010: The Illinois Senate on Wednesday sent Gov. Pat Quinn a bill backed by Mayor Richard Daley that would increase penalties for certain crimes involving guns. The proposed change in state law would mandate a sentence of at least one year in prison for a person convicted [...]
The AP reported on April 27th: LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ian Deutch survived a recent tour of duty in Afghanistan, identifying Taliban targets for artillery strikes. But he didn’t make it through his second day back on the job as a rural Nevada sheriff’s deputy. Deutch was gunned down Monday by a man wielding an [...]
State Advocates Update Heeding God’s Call: Pennsylvania Church Members Hold Vigil On Good Friday Protesting Gun Violence — Also See Bishop Peggy Johnson’s Reflections On Vigil: Many of our pastors bury young people on a regular basis who have died from gun violence. It is just too easy to do nothing and in doing so…it [...]
According to CNN on April 20th: The Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, will have chaplains and counselors available throughout the day Tuesday after an apparent murder-suicide left one of its employees dead and two wounded. A gunman shot three women outside the hospital Monday afternoon before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said. [...]
(We are pleased to post the following guest commentary from Cathie Whittenburg, Director of New England Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Send comments or questions to necpgv@gmail.com). Patriot – A person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interest. Paranoid – Exhibiting or characterized by baseless and extreme fear or distrust [...]
According to Cleveland’s local Fox News Channel 8 on April 14th: CLEVELAND – Matthew Warmus, the man accused of shooting and killing a parking lot attendant over a parking spot Friday night, made his first court appearance Tuesday morning. Cleveland Police say Warmus shot parking lot attendant David Williams,27, three times, after the two got [...]
According to the Huffington Post on April 14th: Four people–including three children–were fatally shot early Wednesday and two others were critically injured when a family member from out of state showed up at the South Side home and began shooting–reportedly because “Allah” told him to kill his family. About 4:25 a.m., police responded to a [...]
According to the Associated Press on March 15th: WASHINGTON – Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn. Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that both guns were once seized in [...]
According to the Associated Press on March 14th: CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen killed a U.S. consulate employee and her husband as they drove in this violent border city with their baby in the back seat, minutes after the husband of another consular employee was shot to death and his two children wounded, officials said [...]
Thom Mannard, Executive Director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence wrote the following letter to the editor to the Springfield State Journal Register on Feb. 21st. Letter to the Editor The recent unintentional shooting of an 8-year-old Niles girl by her 13-year-old brother only reinforces one of the inherent dangers of having a handgun [...]
According to the Associated Press on Feb. 24th: LITTLETON, Colo. — The gunman was walking through a middle school parking lot and taking shots at students with a hunting rifle as terrified teenagers ran for their lives. He had just wounded two students and seemed ready to unleash more violence when a math teacher named [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Violence Policy Center). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 CONTACT: Marty Langley, Policy Analyst, 202-822-8200 x109, mlangley@vpc.org Washington, DC–More than one out of four assault weapons incidents involve police, according to “Target: Law Enforcement—Assault Weapons in the News,†a new study released today [...]
Suspected terrorists being able to buy guns and law enforcement authorities not even knowing such vital information, or simply being unable to find out is a clear threat to our national security. That’s why the Mayors Against Illegal Guns are demanding that Congress “Close the Terror Gap” – a dangerous pro-gun lobby measure embedded in [...]
The New York Times education blog posted a lengthy profile on Feb. 15th, on Andy Pelosi and the Campaign to Keep Guns Off College Campuses. NYT noted the shooting at Alabama University in Huntsville, where a female biology professor, Amy Bishop, killed three fellow professors and wounded three others because, allegedly, she was denied tenure. [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus). Contact: Andy Pelosi, 914-629-6726, andy@gunfreekids.org John Johnson, johnwjohnson@mchsi.com For Immediate Release (Feb. 15, 2010, CROTON FALLS, NY) – Amy Bishop, a mother of four and a Harvard-educated biologist, used a handgun to fatally shoot three fellow biology professors [...]
From “Ohh Shoot” on Feb. 12th — a blog that tracks unintentional shootings and grossly irresponsible behavior by gun owners. Luckily her Blackberry was in the right place….. An Ohio man was putting on his jacket, getting ready to leave a Fricker’s restaurant when the .32-caliber handgun in his coat pocket discharged. The bullet struck [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence). For Immediate Release Contact: Thom Mannard, (312) 341-0939, tmannard@ichv.org Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Remembers the Victims, Survivors and Families Affected By Valentine’s Day Shooting Rampage that Killed 5 Students and Wounded 16; Advocates Call for Renewed Effort to [...]
According to the Wall Street Journal on Feb. 8th: State Trooper Jason Melson guards the Texas Capitol in Austin after a Jan. 21 shooting on the steps outside the building. Lawmakers in firearm-friendly Texas are embroiled in a debate over how to make the state Capitol safer: get rid of guns or encourage even more. [...]
(We are pleased to post the following “Insights Column” from the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence). ICHV Insights Column by Garrett Evans Garrett Evans was wounded and survived the massacre at Virginia Tech University in 2007. He later graduated from the university and now lives in Chicago, where he frequently speaks about gun violence to [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Violence Policy Center). For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Contact: Mandy Wimmer, Communications Associate, 202-822-8200 x110, mwimmer@vpc.org State’s Black Homicide Victimization Rate of 36.36 Per 100,000 is Nearly Seven Times National Overall Homicide Rate of 5.30 per 100,000 Washington, DC–Pennsylvania leads the nation [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Violence Policy Center). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 CONTACT: Mandy Wimmer, Communications Associate, 202-822-8200 x110, mwimmer@vpc.org At Least 51 Innocent People Have Been Killed in Recent Mass Shootings Involving Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Washington, DC–Christopher Bryan Speight, the 39-year-old man who allegedly [...]
According to the Associated Press on Jan. 20th: APPOMATTOX, Va. – A gunman suspected of killing eight people before disappearing into dense Virginia woods and firing on a police helicopter surrendered at sunrise Wednesday, ending an overnight hunt by dozens of law enforcement officers. Christopher Speight, 39, approached officers at the scene of the shootings [...]
The New York Times wrote an editorial on Jan. 18th chastising America’s political leaders, including President Obama, for failing to stand-up to the gun lobby and pass an effective ban on semi-automatic assault weapons. The result of this “political cowardice” is that criminals are arming themselves with more lethal and powerful weapons, including semi-automatic military-style [...]
(We are pleased to post the following news alert from the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, an affiliate of the Freedom States Alliance). Bishop Timothy Clarke of First Church of Columbus will preside over the fourth monthly interfaith prayer vigil to remember homicide victims and their families. The vigil will be Sunday, January 17 at [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Violence Policy Center). For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Contact: Mandy Wimmer, Violence Policy Center, 202-822-8200 x110, mwimmer@vpc.org Washington, DC–Concealed handgun permit holders have killed at least nine law enforcement officers in addition to 108 private citizens (including 13 shooters who killed themselves [...]
In response to a story in the Wichita Eagle on Nov 27th about the Kansan carrying concealed weapons law going into affect three years ago, our colleague Josh Sugarmann, Executive Director of the Violence Policy Center penned the following op-ed in response. Wichita Eagle: Too soon to declare gun law a success By Josh Sugarmann [...]
Mayors Against Illegal Guns started a new campaign, Close the Terror Gap.org to bring attention to the gaping loopholes in federal gun laws that put our national security at risk, as evidence by Major Hasan’s massacre at Fort Hood. The Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas Kean, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg penned [...]
(We are pleased to post the following guest commentary from our colleague, John Johnson, outreach coordinator for the Campaign To Keep Guns Off Campus, about the gun lobby’s agenda to force hidden and loaded handguns on Michigan’s college campues. Mr. Johnson’s essay was originally published in the Traverse City Record Eagle on Dec. 3rd). (Over [...]
(We are pleased to post the following guest editorial from Mark Karlin, editor of BuzzFlash.com, a progressive news web site, and gun control advocate). Did you know that the shooter at Fort Hood did not use an army issued gun? No, he bought his weapon legally at a firearms store with the name of “Guns [...]
(We are pleased to post the following alert from the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence). When: Sunday, November 22, 2009 Where: Mayme Moore Park 240 Martin Luther King Blvd. Columbus, OH 43205 Near King Arts Complex Presiding: Bishop Timothy J. Clarke, First Church of God – Columbus In Memory of: October 17 – Nathaniel Johns, [...]
(FN Herstal Five-seveN armor-piercing semiautomatic pistol). For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 19, 2009 Contacts: Scott Vogel, Freedom States Alliance, 312-243-8980, scott@freedomstatesalliance.org Mandy Wimmer, Violence Policy Center, 202-822-8200 x110, mwimmer@vpc.org; Peter Hamm, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, 202-898-0792, phamm@bradymail.org Washington, DC—In a letter sent today to the White House, America’s six national gun violence prevention [...]
(We are pleased to send you the following press release from our partners at the Violence Policy Center). November 17, 2009 Contact: Mandy Wimmer, Violence Policy Center, 202-822-8200 x110, mwimmer@vpc.org Scott Vogel, Freedom States Alliance, 312-243-8980, scott@freedomstatesalliance.org Washington, DC–Concealed handgun permit holders killed eight law enforcement officers and 77 private citizens (including 10 shooters who [...]
(We are pleased to post the following joint press release from Connecticut Against Gun Violence, Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence, and New England Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2009 CONTACT: Cathie Whittenburg, New England Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, necpgv@gmail.com This week, the Senate Homeland Security Committee will hold hearings [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence). For Immediate Release Friday, November 6, 2009 Contact: Peter Hamm, 202-898-0792 Washington, D.C. – Four and a half years ago, three police organizations in the United States issued advisories to warn officers that a new handgun introduced into [...]
Freedom States Alliance Press Release Contact: Scott Vogel (312) 243-8980, scott@freedomstatesalliance.org November 6, 2009 Shooting Shows Why Sen. Burr’s (NC) Amendment To Allow Veterans Suffering From Mental Illness Easy Access To Guns Is Dangerous and Deeply Flawed (Chicago) – Not even soldiers on an American military base such as Fort Hood are immune from the [...]
According to breaking news on CNN on Nov. 5th: (CNN) — Eleven people plus a gunman were killed and 31 were wounded after the gunman opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, a Fort Hood spokesman said. The gunman was a soldier, and two other soldiers have been detained as suspects, said the [...]
According to AP on Oct. 28th: SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia police said a misdialed number led two strangers to trade hostile calls and text messages before arranging a meeting where one shot the other. Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman Veda Lamar Nichols told the Savannah Morning News in a Wednesday story that man, 22, faces an aggravated [...]
(We are pleased to post the following guest commentary from Freedom States Alliance affiliate, the New England Coalition To Prevent Gun Violence. This month’s cover of the National Rifle Association’s magazine America’s 1st Freedom shows a young, petite, blue-eyed, blond woman staring coldly ahead, a handgun held tightly in her outstretched arms. The cover story [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, a Freedom States Alliance affiliate). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2009 Area Clergy Lead Interfaith Prayer Vigil For Homicide Victims Central Ohio’s first Interfaith Prayer Vigil for homicide victims and survivors will occur Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 5 [...]
A tragedy in Florida resulted in the death of a 62-year-old man’s fiance the day before their wedding and shows the insanity of America’s gun culture. A “law abiding” gun owner fired his gun all because he heard strange noises in his own house without having any clue what, or whom, he was firing at. [...]
According to the Huffington Post on Oct. 12th: DENVER — In the first detailed public remarks by any parent of the two Columbine killers, Dylan Klebold’s mother says she had no idea her son was suicidal until she read his journals after the 1999 high school massacre. Susan Klebold’s essay in next month’s issue of [...]
(We are pleased to post the following commentary by Josh Sugarmann, Exec. Director of the Violence Policy Center, from the Huffington Post on Oct. 9th). The murder-suicide involving Pennsylvania mother of three Meleanie Hain–who gained national note and pro-gun fame as the result of a legal battle stemming from the revocation of her permit to [...]
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