According to the Associated Press on Feb. 25th: AUGUSTA — Lawmakers in Maine, home of one of the nation’s most-visited national parks, are considering whether to override a new federal law that allows guns in the sanctuaries. A law that took effect Monday lets licensed gun owners take firearms into national parks and wildlife refuges [...]
According to the Hartford Courant on Feb. 23rd: MANCHESTER – — Two men armed with handguns, apparently hallucinating after a drug binge, opened fire on imaginary attackers early Monday, and police say it’s a miracle no one was hurt. The drama began to unfold about 12:20 a.m. when Manchester police received a 911 call from [...]
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 [...]
(We are pleased to post the following guest commentary from Mark Karlin, editor of BuzzFlash.com). Once our National Parks were a refuge of nature and tranquility, but that part of the American Dream just got shot full of holes by the NRA. Attached to the so-called credit card reform bill that went into effect on [...]
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 [...]
States United to Prevent Gun Violence www.supgv.org Contact: Scott Vogel (312) 243-8980, scott@supgv.org For Immediate Release: February 23, 2009 Merger Will Better Coordinate and Leverage Resources to Advance Life-Saving State Agendas (Chicago) – Two gun violence prevention organizations, Freedom States Alliance and States United to Prevent Gun Violence are joining forces to strengthen state-level advocacy [...]
(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 (February 19, 2010 CROTON FALLS, NY) – A Northern Illinois University student was shot by a fellow student in the early morning hours of Friday, Feb. 19, outside a student [...]
According to Politics Daily on Feb. 18: Department of Homeland Security officers lost nearly 300 guns over a two-year span, leading to disciplinary actions and increased training, according to a new federal report. An inquiry by the department’s inspector general found that most of the weapons — including handguns, shotguns and military rifles — went [...]
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 [...]
According to CNN on Feb. 18th: Washington (CNN) — International arms dealer Viktor Bout has been indicted by federal authorities on a series of new charges, including counts of illegally purchasing U.S. cargo planes to ferry weapons to warring parties and regimes in Africa and the Middle East. The new indictment, announced in New York [...]
The Washington Post’s editorial on Feb. 18th, accurately says it all: “If Virginia lifts gun-buying limit, get ready for mayhem.” IN A RARE moment of gun law sanity, Virginia enacted a bill 17 years ago limiting the purchase of handguns to one a month. Almost immediately, the numbers of guns traced to Virginia that were [...]
According to the Associated Press on Feb. 17th: HELSINKI — A Finnish government commission on Wednesday proposed a ban on semiautomatic handguns after two school shootings in recent years left 20 people dead. The ban, which needs parliamentary approval, would sharply reduce the number of legal weapons in a country that ranks among the world’s [...]
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 column from Josh Sugarmann, Executive Director of the Violence Policy Center. Mr. Sugarmann’s piece was originally published on the Huffington Post on Feb. 12, 2010). Currently, visitors to national parks are allowed to possess guns only if they’re stored out of reach and unloaded. All this will change [...]
(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 [...]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote an editorial on Jan. 30th, “It’s time to reconsider concealed-carry law. In response, we are pleased to post the following letter to the editor to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Feb. 2nd from the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort. Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort: No Good Reason For Journal Sentinel to Dramatically Change Its [...]
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