(We are pleased to post the following alert from CeaseFire PA). Pennsylvania’s gun violence problem continues at unacceptable levels which are deeply harmful to the public’s health – particularly to our children. The first of two new studies shows that 80 percent of Pittsburgh area youth are directly impacted by gun violence. The second study [...]
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
(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 [...]
TPMMuckraker posted an article on Jan. 22nd about just how extreme right-wing activists have become, including a call to form a militia armed with fully automatic machine guns and military weapons to protect citizens against “the government.” A group of nearly 200 “extremely concerned citizens” in a small Montana county are demanding that local leaders [...]
(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 [...]
Spotlight: Keep Guns Off College Campuses Visit the Campaign To Keep Guns Off Campus Web Site. In Response To Glenn Beck, Watch ABC News 20/20 Report “If I Only Had a Gun” That Demolishes the Myth That Armed Students Can Stop an Attack. AZ: Gun Lobby Wants To Force Loaded Handguns On College Campuses – [...]
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 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 [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release from the Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus). For Immediate Release Contact: Andy Pelosi, 914-629-6726, andy@gunfreekids.org John Johnson, 319-389-7382, johnwjohnson@mchsi.com Bills Fail In Michigan and 11 Other States in 2009. Colorado State University Bans Guns On Campus In December; Momentum Builds To Protect Universities and Student Safety [...]
On Jan 3rd, Think Progress posted an unsettling video of Tea Party activists in New Mexico who openly carried loaded guns and assault weapons as a threat against “the government” and President Obama. Nearly 350 right-wing protestors crowded a New Mexico town’s busiest intersection yesterday to protest President Obama’s supposed anti-gun agenda and the “government [...]
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