(We are pleased to post the following press release from GunFreeKids.org). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andy Pelosi (914-629-6726), email: andy@gunfreekids.org (June 28, 2010, New York) – Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments. The Court considered the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago, where [...]
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 [...]
(Photo by David Molnar / The Republican. As his father, Sean Connery snaps a photograph, left, Devin Connery of Lunenburg, fires a Heckler & Koch Universal Machine-Pistol at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo sponsored by the Westfield Sportsman Club and C.O.P. Firearms and Training on Sunday. According to the Associated Press on May [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Watch Stephen Colbert’s “Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger” on Virginia State Creigh Deeds that aired Jan. 26th. (See article below). The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Stephen Colbert satirized the NRA on his show last night on Jan. 13th, along with Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards. It’s a very funny segment. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
(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 [...]
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 op-ed in the Chicago Tribune on Oct. 8th by Ellen Alberding, President of the Joyce Foundation, who supports the Freedom States Alliance and our efforts to prevent gun violence). (Nadashia Thomas, 6, a cousin of Derrion Albert, holds a sign beside a poster of Derrion Albert at Fenger [...]
(We are pleased to post the following guest commentary from Freedom States Alliance affiliate, New England Coalition To Prevent Gun Violence). The gun lobby is in the middle of an intense campaign to push guns into every corner of our society. Protestors are showing up at Obama rallies with handguns in side holsters and assault [...]
When President Obama came to Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Aug. 11th to talk about his health care plan, one protester, William Kostric of Mancester, arrived openly carrying a loaded 9mm handgun in a holster strapped to the outside of his pant leg — and holding a sign that read “It is Time to Water the [...]
(We are pleased to post the following essay from Paul Moore, a teacher at Miami Carol City High School, whose essay was published on Counter Punch on July 13th). Anthony Smith has died nearly a week after being shot. Anthony was a young man of 17-years and a student at Miami’s Booker T. Washington High [...]
(We are pleased to post the following alert from Freedom States Alliance affiliate, the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence). ICHV Insights by Father Michael Pfleger July 1, 2009 Gun violence has always been an issue, but in the last ten years, I’ve watched it become more of an epidemic. It has grown to a new [...]
(We are pleased to post the following joint press release from the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence and the Freedom States Alliance). For Immediate Release Contact: Thom Mannard (312) 341-0939 Scott Vogel (312) 243-8980, scott@freedomstatesalliance.org On One-Year Anniversary of Supreme Court Heller Ruling that Stripped D.C. Of Its Handgun Ban, Pro-Gun Groups Want To Flood [...]
‘Little babies die in our community every day,’ grandmother says after 9-year-old Chastity Turner is shot to death. The Chicago Sun-Times reported on June 25th another tragedy that took the life of an innocent girl. Chastity Turner felt unsafe Tuesday in her grandmother’s South Side neighborhood, unnerved by a daytime shooting spree launched by youths [...]
With the Senate’s vote earlier this week to regulate tobacco, a giant step has been made towards better regulating tobacco for health and safety standards. If as anticipated the House approves the updated version and President Obama signs it, we will all have much to celebrate as countless lives and healthcare dollars will be saved. [...]
There are some gun owners who have a blood lust, ready and willing to shoot and kill other people, including children, for seemingly mindless reasons and just to prove that they can decide who lives and dies. According to the Associated Press on May 9th: HOUSTON – A 7-year-old boy who was allegedly shot in [...]
The University of Chicago Crime Lab has issued a new report, “Gun Violence Among School-Age Youth in Chicago.” The Chicago Tribune, March 3, 20009, reports: The social costs of gun violence in Chicago total about $2.5 billion each year, according to a report released Tuesday by an academic group formed to research effective ways to [...]
Last Friday morning, 11-year-old Jordan Brown allegedly shot his father’s pregnant girlfriend in the head and then hopped on the bus and went to school as if nothing had happened. Because Pennsylvania law allows children as young as 10 to be charged with homicide, Jordan will be tried as an adult. State police early yesterday [...]
In an effort to protect children from mistaking cigarette lighters for toys, last week, an Arkansas Senate committee wisely backed a proposal to ban cigarette lighters that resemble cartoon characters, animals and toys. A thoughtful move that could indeed save lives. However, it should be noted that in the same week, the Arkansas House approved [...]
The new Senator from New York, Kirsten Gillibrand, revealed in a recent Newsday interview that she keeps two rifles under her bed. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who argues her pro-gun stance aims to protect hunters’ rights and the Second Amendment, last week said she and her husband, Jonathan, keep two rifles under their bed to protect [...]
According to a news brief from the Everyday People Examiner on Feb. 11th: According to a report on MSNBC, a middle scool boy in Zebulon, North Carolina was shot in the leg with a .22-caliber handgun. It was reported that a friend found a gun at his house and was taking it to school in [...]
According to a story on Vermont’s WCAX-TV, Feb. 4, 2009, Burlington Teen Recklessly Fired AK-47: Police say Jesse Budnick, 19, was involved in a domestic situation with his brother at his house on North Avenue. Budnick told police after the fight, he cleaned his AK-47 because it helps calm him down, when it went off. [...]
We are pleased to post the second part of our interview with Joseph Lieberman, author of “School Shootings: What Every Parent and Educator Needs To Know To Protect Our Children,†(Citadel Press, Sept., 2008). Read Part I here. The interview was conducted by Scott Vogel, Communications Director for the Freedom States Alliance. Order your copy [...]
We are pleased to post the following in-depth interview with Joseph Lieberman, author of “School Shootings: What Every Parent and Educator Needs To Know To Protect Our Children,†(Citadel Press, Sept., 2008). Part I is below. We will post Part II later this week. The interview was conducted by Scott Vogel, Communications Director for the [...]
According to the Associated Press on Jan. 5th: JACKSON, Ohio — Police say an angry 4-year-old Ohio boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his baby sitter. Eighteen-year-old Nathan Beavers was hospitalized Sunday with minor wounds to his arm and side after the shotgun attack. Police say another teen was also injured. Witnesses [...]
The Associated Press reported on Jan. 4th, a very disturbing story about a child, who was allegedly abused, retrieved a .22 caliber handgun from his mom’s closet, waited for her to come home, and shot and killed her. A 12-year-old boy who fatally shot his mother after an argument over his chores was found guilty [...]
On Dec. 17th, at the State of Illinois Building, noted gun violence prevention activist Father Michael Pfleger, organized a large rally to call for stronger gun laws, and to remember the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students who have been killed by guns. Also in attendance was Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis and Minister Louis Farrakhan [...]
(Photo by David Molnar / The Republican. As his father, Sean Connery snaps a photograph, left, Devin Connery of Lunenburg, fires a Heckler & Koch Universal Machine-Pistol at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo sponsored by the Westfield Sportsman Club and C.O.P. Firearms and Training on Sunday. Later in the day, an 8-year-old boy, [...]
(We are pleased to post the following action alert from Freedom States Alliance affiliate, the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence). The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Invites You To an Important Event Where: State of Illinois Building, 100 W. Randolph When: Wednesday December 17, 2008 at 12 noon (Screen shot of Chicago ABC News report [...]
The Boston Globe reported on November 8th that state lawmakers in Massachusetts are looking into new and tougher regulations surrounding children firing machine guns and powerful weapons at “machine gun shoots.” Lawmakers are responding to the tragic death of 8-year-old Christopher Bizilj, who shot himself in the head with an Uzi machine gun. The micro [...]
A truly horrific story was reported on Nov. 8th by the Associated Press where an 8-year-old boy used a .22 caliber rifle to allegedly murder his own father and another man. Unfortunately, the AP story did not give any details about the rifle itself, who owned it, what make and model, and more importantly, how [...]
On Halloween night, T.J. Darrisaw and his family stopped by a house where the porch light was on to trick-or-treat. What happened next, could only take place in America. As the family waited for the door to open, the occupant of the home, Quentin Patrick fired off 29 bullets with an AK-47 through the still [...]
The Salt Lake Tribune reported on Oct. 29th, an unintentional shooting by an 11-year-old girl that may have paralyzed her 14-year-old brother as he is listed in critical condition. When will parents who own guns learn that what they were told by the gun industry — that firearms would make their lives safer — is [...]
(Photo by David Molnar / The Republican. As his father, Sean Connery snaps a photograph, left, Devin Connery of Lunenburg, fires a Heckler & Koch Universal Machine-Pistol at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo sponsored by the Westfield Sportsman Club and C.O.P. Firearms and Training on Sunday. Later in the day, an 8-year-old boy, [...]
While many of us are still cleaning up after the mess left behind from the lack of government oversight of our country’s financial system, the shooting death of an 8-year-old boy with an Uzi is further evidence as to why government regulation can be a very good thing. Over the weekend, 8-year-old Christopher Bizilj and [...]
The Boston Globe reported on October 28th that lawmakers are taking a hard look at gun laws in Massachusetts after an 8-year-old boy, Christopher Bizilj, could not control an Uzi machine gun and shot himself in the head. The awful tragedy occurred in front of a weapons instructor and the boy’s own father who is [...]
(Photo by David Molnar / The Republican. As his father, Sean Connery snaps a photograph, left, Devin Connery of Lunenburg, fires a Heckler & Koch Universal Machine-Pistol at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo sponsored by the Westfield Sportsman Club and C.O.P. Firearms and Training on Sunday. Later in the day, an 8-year-old boy, [...]
(We are pleased to include the following blog post from Freedom States Alliance affiliate, the New England Coalition To Prevent Gun Violence). I think machine gun shoots are pathetic events. Basically, it’s a bunch of guys who get together and blow things up. They are drawn by the chance to shoot a variety of fully [...]
(We are pleased to post the following guest column from Freedom States Alliance affiliate, the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence). ICHV Guest Column by Susan D. Wright, Esq. Too many young people living in the city of Chicago are afraid for their lives. When working with youth, I ask them what they think we can [...]
(We are pleased to post Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan’s remarks from the ICHV Lincoln Awards luncheon). I wish we could stand here today and declare victory over gun violence. I would love to salute elected officials across the State of Illinois for having the political courage to pass common sense gun laws that [...]
The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (ICHV) honored Chicago Public Schools CEO, Arne Duncan, with the prestigious Abraham Lincoln Award at its 26th annual awards banquet. However, in light of yet another shooting tragedy where a Chicago Public Schools student, Kiyanna Salter, 17, was killed by stray gunfire on a CTA bus on Sunday, Oct. [...]
Random gunfire claimed the life of yet another Chicago teenager, Kiyanna Salter, 17, in a horrific tragedy. According to Chicago’s CBS news station, WBBM on Oct. 6th: CHICAGO (CBS) ― A teenage girl was shot and killed Sunday night while riding a CTA bus traveling through the South Side’s Grand Crossing neighborhood. On Monday morning, [...]
After it was reported last week that the Harrold school district in Texas would allow teachers and staff to carry hidden and loaded guns inside its schools, Texas Governor Rick Perry has recklessly come out to say that he supports the idea. This is hardly the first, nor the last time, these ludicrous ideas will [...]
Fear, coupled with a radical and irrational ideology, can help explain why a small Texas school district could allow teachers and staff to carry a loaded and hidden handgun into their classrooms. The new and dangerous policy was rationalized as a “prevention” measure to deter a Virginia Tech type massacre or school shooting. Spare us [...]
(We are pleased to post the following alert from the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence). ICHV Insights July 31, 2008 Dan Gross is a co-founder of PAX, an organization that has become the largest non-lobbying organization dedicated to the gun violence issue. One of the organization’s programs, the national ASK Campaign (ASK stands for Asking [...]
(We are pleased to post the following edition of “Illinois Insights” from the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, an affiliate of Freedom States Alliance). Like many students who won awards in ICHV’s Essay, Poetry and Art Contest this year, Verdell Taylor has experienced the effects of violence in his own life. “I wrote an essay [...]
A double tragedy in Wisconsin leaves a community stricken with grief. According to the Associated Press: Police in Elko say a distraught teenager from Wisconsin committed suicide after accidentally shooting another boy in the head with a handgun. Investigators say the 15-year-old boy was visiting with family and was at another’s boy home across the [...]
Freedom States Alliance affiliate, the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, honored East St. Louis Elementary school student Yhazon Kennedy, a 2nd grade student from Katie Harper Wright Elementary School, for his essay urging leaders to “take a stand” to fight gun violence. Yhazon Kennedy’s award-winning essay was part of ICHV’s 13th ‘Annual Student Essay, Poetry [...]
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