(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 [...]
(Click here to see full Washington Post ad). (We are pleased to post the following press release from the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition). For Immediate Release, November 23, 2009 Contact: Mayor Bloomberg’s Press Office (212) 788-2958, Mayor Menino’s Press Office (617) 635-4461 In a Full-Page Advertisement in Today’s Washington Post, More than 500 Mayors [...]
On Nov. 20th, a media research firm called Media Curves.com used a CNN report about an extremist organization called “Oath Keepers,” to analyze beliefs and attitudes around militia groups and the Second Amendment. In short, once Americans become aware of the militia movement’s extremist anti-government rhetoric, support the “Second Amendment” declines drastically. (See results below). [...]
Watch Stephen Colbert’s video on Nov. 19th, 2009. John Pike talks about the popularity of the AK-47 as the Russian designer celebrates his 90th birthday. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
(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 [...]
Mother Jones posted a insightful analysis on Nov. 16th about Sen. Burr’s irresponsible amendment to allow mentally incapacitated or incompetent veterans to buy guns, despite a spike in suicides, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and crimes committed by soldiers returning from multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from our Freedom States Alliance affiliate, the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence). Press Release: Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence Nov. 13, 2009 Toledo, OH: On Nov. 12th the Eighth Appellate District Court of Ohio released their ruling deciding that Ohio’s firearms preemption statute, R.C. 9.68, is [...]
(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 [...]
Peggy Schulz wrote a brilliant column in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Nov. 2nd that is worth reading. The overall safety of the general public as we move through our lives on a daily basis is – or at least should be – the top priority for lawmakers, both local and national. We live in a [...]
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