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Gunman and Three Others Killed Today After Standoff in Aurora, Colo.
©2013 By RAVI SOMAIYA, The New York Times Four people, including a gunman who was suspected of taking hostages inside a house in Aurora, Colo, died Saturday after astandoff with the police, the authorities said. The…
January 5, 2013
ONE MILLION MOMS FOR GUN CONTROL PROTESTING GUN SHOW NEAR NEWTOWN MASSACRE SITE TOMORROW
The majority of Mothers of America made a promise after Newtown that we would not move on again from another mass shooting without action. We must join together to say that this is not acceptable: not in this community, and…
January 5, 2013
Stamford Mayor Allows Gun Show 40 Miles From Where Adam Lanza Killed His Mother Before Sandy Hook Gun Rampage; Waterbury Police Chief cancels gun show
Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia told The Stamford Advocate that event planners should be “sensitive” to the timing of the show. Waterbury, CT’s police chief has halted permits for gun shows, saying he’s concerned a firearm purchased in his city might…
January 4, 2013
Are California Teachers’ Pensions Funding the NRA?
California teachers who are horrified to know that some of their pension funds may have been given to the NRA should ask CalSTRS to demand that Cerberus disclose all politically-related contributions and sponsorships … — Richard Robbins…
January 4, 2013
The NRA Claims the AR-15 Is Useful for Hunting and Home Defense. Not Exactly.
The Freedom Group’s…
January 4, 2013
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg meets with Gabrielle Giffords on Gun Control
You’d think that if a congresswoman got shot in the head, that would have changed Congress’ views. — NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg ©2013 By Holly Bailey,…
January 4, 2013
Big push in new Congress for gun control
“These devices (high-capacity ammunition magazines) are used to kill as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time possible, and we owe it to innocent Americans everywhere to keep them out of the hands of dangerous people,”…
January 2, 2013
Who Pays for the Right to Bear Arms?
Gun rights defenders argue that gun laws don’t reduce violence, noting that many cities with high gun violence already have strict gun laws. But this ignores the ease with which urban residents can evade local laws by obtaining guns from…
January 2, 2013
Debunking Nine Myths of the Gun-Control Debate – by Bloomberg View
As Vice President Joe Biden said during the 2008 campaign, “Barack Obama ain’t taking my shotguns, so don’t buy that malarkey.” By Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg.com Myth…
January 1, 2013
Pediatricians: Ban assault weapon sales
As pediatricians, we believe that children deserve a safe environment in which to grow and learn. These incidents are always horrific, but the fact that young children were the victims in this case makes us even more passionate about trying…
January 1, 2013
“It’s Time to Protect the Peaceful” — Pamela Kripke
I am not free to behave as myself because of the killings. I am not free to walk on a street without fearing that someone might whip a firearm from inside a coat, or out of a purse. I am…
January 1, 2013
Other nations have reduced gun violence, why can’t we? Kansas City Star Commentary
Other nations have successfully chosen to regulate guns and have reduced gun violence as a result. Why can’t we? — James Werrell ©2013 JAMES WERRELL The Rock Hill Herald Guns don’t kill people,…
January 1, 2013
Clergy: Would Jesus pack heat? NRA: Do pastors pack any clout?
WWJD — How can it be that “pro-life” leaders in Congress, so passionate in defense of the unborn, be at the same time among the gun lobby’s most steadfast supporters? “The gun lobby is no match for the cross lobby.”…
December 31, 2012
A call for more sensible gun laws
We urge Delph and other elected officials to reconsider Indiana’s gun laws and take action to decrease the number of gun related homicides in Indiana. In reference to Sen. Mike Delph’s Dec. 26 letter: One Million Moms for Gun Control…
December 30, 2012
Gun critics need to learn from NRA success
The NRA rates how favorable officials and candidates are to its cause. There’s a lesson there for the other side. Give the highest rating of “4 Doves” to someone if you like their position on gun restrictions. Make guns an…
December 30, 2012
Kelly Cameron Addresses The Gun Divide In Columbus, Ohio
About the school shooting in Newtown, Ct., “This was the last straw for me. I can’t get those children’s faces out of my mind.” — Kelly Cameron, Columbus, Ohio Chapter COLUMBUS, Ohio — The place guns should have…
December 30, 2012
Noah Pozner’s Family Remembers and Mourns Youngest Child Lost in Newtown Rampage
Missing Noah: The slain boy’s mother has dreamt of searching an empty house calling out in vain for him. She told President Obama about the dream, and he told her Noah would answer her calls if she listened…
December 29, 2012
This Is What Teachers Learning to Shoot Guns Look Like – from The Atlantic Wire
The apparent post-Newtown craze for gun-rights activists to transform teachers into gun-class students has arrived despite the fact that no armed civilian has killed a mass shooter in the past three decades.
December 29, 2012
The Deadly Fantasy of Assault Weapons – The New York Times Editorial
“There is an allure to this weapon (the Bushmaster rifles) that makes it unusually attractive, The way it looks, the way it handles — it screams assault weapon. — Scott Knight, former chairman of the International Chiefs of Police Firearms…
December 29, 2012
A Tougher Assault Weapons Ban – The New York Times Editorial
New legislation proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein in response to the Newtown, Conn., murders would provide a far more effective ban on military-style assault weapons…
December 28, 2012
New Paltz, New York Passes Resolution Supporting Action To Control Gun Violence
Click to download resolution in PDF format. The Town of New Paltz will seek laws that promote and enhance the safety of our children, and their right to grow up and live full and productive lives, free…
December 28, 2012
Hartford Courant Editorial: Ban On Studying Gun Violence Should Be Lifted
CDC Muzzled: Unbiased research on gun violence could save lives 5:47 p.m. EST, December 27, 2012 In 1997, a craven Congress, doing the bidding of the pro-gun lobby, withdrew funding used for gun-violence research by federal agencies such as the…
December 27, 2012
Massacre mobilizes moms
I think I was afraid of the vitriol that I might face or my children might face, she said, but now I don’t feel I can affort to be quiet. —Dawn Emsellem Click on photo to read…
December 25, 2012
Gunman Who Ambushed Firefighters Left Chilling Note
I still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood I can burn down, and do what I like doing best — killing people. — William Spengler who shot four, killed two firefighters Before setting his house…
Did you know
Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as white Americans to die from COVID-19 and more than 10 times as likely to die from gun homicide.
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “Gun Violence and COVID-19 in 2020: A Year of Colliding Crises,” May 7, 2021, https://everytownresearch.org/report/gun-violence-and-covid-19-in-2020-a-year-of-colliding-crises/.
