RT @DemandAction This felon in the federal “supermax” prison ♡s the NRA: pic.twitter.com/Z5NkG7Q20y
It has been six months since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Since then, thousands of Americans have died from gun violence, the casualties grow every day, and there has been no action from Congress to pass what the majority of Americans support – universal background checks to save lives and make our communities safer.
In honor of the 26 lives lost on December 14, 2012, and the more than 4,500 lives lost since that day, Newtown Action Alliance is planning a series of events on Thursday, June 13 as follows... [Newtown Action Alliance]
In honor of the 26 lives lost on December 14, 2012, and the more than 4,500 lives lost since that day, Newtown Action Alliance is planning a series of events on Thursday, June 13 as follows... [Newtown Action Alliance]
The package is intended to add to the nation’s database used for background checks and make it harder for criminals and people with mental illness to get guns. [New York Times]
An Ohio boy admitted he fatally shot his mother in the head with a rifle when he was 10 after what a relative described as an argument over chores.
Using data from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report, this data exploration tool visualizes the gun murders that took place in... [Youtube]
Unable to move gun reform legislation through Congress, advocates are turning to video-game makers in a new campaign to persuade them to stop doing business with firearms manufacturers.
A 4-year-old boy fatally shot his father in the chest, accidentally. The father was an Iraq War veteran who served in the Army Special Forces. [guns.com]
Growing up in the streets of Long Beach, I’ve seen lots of homies fall victim to gun violence. Whether they were the ones behind the barrel or in front, in the end it never worked out. As I hear more and more stories in the news about violent acts of terror and school shootings that leave innoc...
Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that gun groups are trying to “terrify” people into believing the federal government wants to take away their firearms. “What’s going on is that these organized interest groups don’t want anything done because it’s a big source of their money and support to terrify people... [Politico]
This weekend in Chicago at least 41 people were shot, seven of them fatally. The youngest victim was 16 years old. [Gawker]
Faith communities are playing an integral role in making communities safer through state gun-violence prevention laws in the wake of the Newtown shooting.
Today marks six months since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Despite over 6,000 Americans being murdered with guns since, the protests of millions and the fact that 90% of Americans Congress to expand background checks to make us safer from gun violence, nothing has changed in Washington.
But can you blame them? Pro-gun advocates make twice as many calls to Congress as we do. To enact real change, we have to make our voices heard.
On the six-month anniversary of one of the worst tragedies this nation has ever seen, here are ways you can help prevent something like it from ever happening again. And as alway,s sign up for the mailing list below to get the latest news and ways you can help in your inbox:
- The No More Names campaign is launching a national bus tour in Newtown.
- The Sandy Hook Promise is organizing people who are committed to preventing another tragedy like Sandy Hook.
- Call your representative and tell them you want Congress to re-introduce a bill requiring universal background checks.
“The NRA has made sure that your angry, unstable neighbor will have no trouble getting his hands on... weapons” rbl.ms/18DnQbL
Friday's mass shooting at Santa Monica College was another success story for the NRA, said MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell. The shooter had 1,300 rounds of ammunition. [MSNBC]
Just months after it was defeated in the Senate, delicate talks have begun on a new background-check measure that advocates hope could change enough votes from no to yes.
Six months ago today, on Dec. 14, Americans reacted with horror to the slaughter of 20 children and six school employees at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Suddenly, gun safety legislation was front and center everywhere, including Washington.
The thought of 3D-printed guns flooding the streets of New York is pretty damn alarming. Fortunately, it's not really a near-future possibility--Defense Distributed has demonstrated it's technically possible to fabricate a working firearm, but it's far easier said than done. Still, members of the city council have decided it's time to get out in front of…
Sen. Joe Manchin, co-author of a plan to expand background checks on gun sales, is launching a TV ad to defend himself from attacks by the powerful National Rifle Association. Manchin will begin running the TV ad later this week, although details on how much the West Virginia Democrat will spend on the ad buy and its content were still being finalized...
Four shootings in less than an hour left three people dead in Omaha, Nebraska, police said.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he won't accept watered-down background checks as the price for pushing gun control legislation through the Senate. The Nevada Democrat isn't getting into specifics.
Gary W. Bornman, a felon being held in a federal “Supermax” prison in Colorado, penned an op-ed on Thursday thanking the National Rifle Association for killing a bipartisan gun bill to expand background checks earlier this year. Bornman, who is serving a 20-year sentence for bank robbery, wrote to the Hartford Courant explaining how easy it would be for him to get a gun even though he is legally banned from buying one...
A survey released earlier this week by the Pew Research Center finds that over 6 in 10 American gun owners are white men. Overall, 74 percent of gun owners are male and 82 percent are white. Just 7 percent of gun owners are African-American and 6 percent are Hispanic. This result suggests... [ThinkProgress]
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A vast majority of Americans support expanded gun control measures, but the NRA has again and again stopped every effort in Congress to pass common-sense legislation. So now it's time to stop the NRA.
The NRA and its lobbyists have overpowered the will of the majority of Americans for too long.
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The U.S. has averaged over one mass shooting per month for the past four years. In the six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT, this trend has not relented. ThinkProgress analyzed all gun violence since December 14, 2012 and determined that there have been about 14 mass shootings. These shootings... [ThinkProgress]
On December 14, 2012, an armed gunman opened fire on Sandy Hook Elementary school, killing 26 people, including 20 kids. Now, 6 months later, hear politicians and Sandy Hook families talking about the tragedy and the continued need for stronger gun control.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has vetoed a bill that would have mandated background checks for private firearm sales in Nevada. [rgj.com]
It has been six months since December 14, 2012: The tragic day when a gunman in Newtown, Connecticut murdered his mother, forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary, and slaughtered 26 people, including 20 children. In the months since, citizens and senators alike have had passionate responses to the ongoing gun debate. Some moments... [ThinkProgress]
Major financial supporters of the Democratic Party vow to withhold money from any Senate Democrats who lack the courage to embrace expanded background checks.
One of the NRA's first great victories was a prohibition to use federal funds for research into gun violence. We need to end this irrationality now. We should defend the work of scientists who spend their lives trying to save human beings, not offer spurious excuses to negate their efforts. [HuffPo]
Vice President Joe Biden is renewing his push for gun-control legislation with an event slated for Tuesday, marking the first time the White House has held an event on guns since its legislative push for background checks failed in the Senate in April. A Biden aide declined to give any details about the event, which [...]
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