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What is SNUG?The organization SNUG held a rally in Albany in front of the Governor's mansion. SNUG is based on an anti-violence program with a proven record for reducing gun violence. Still, Albany has cut SNUG's funding. I talk to SNUG's members.- Gun Violence Has to Stop Here in CincinnatiGun violence has been a been problem in the US for some time now. How do you curb this epidemic?
- Totalitarianism from Tragedy - Part 1The Brady Campaign published a report under the guise of police officer shootings to call for stricter gun control. However, this is only one of several efforts being made to strip you of your constitutional right to own a firearm.
Protecting Your Teenagers from Gun ViolenceDiscover the #1 reason why kids and teenager are falling victim to gun violence and what you can do as a parent to keep them safe and out of harms way.
History Answers for Arizona's Love of the GunExperts wonder why, with Arizona's demographics, folks there are so attached to the gun. Historians provide some answers, but there remain questions about the love of the gun following the Tucson shooting- Things You Can Do to Control Gun Violence in Your CommunityAs long as Republicans are in the pocket of the NRA and Democrats are too spineless to do anything about anything, gun nuts will be a greater threat to your way of life than terrorists. Learn what you can do about it.
- Preventing School Gun Violence: What is the More Effective Approach?What is the more effective approach to the violence and gun problem concerning children and schools. Money can be spent attempting to pass stricter gun laws or it can be spent to setup safer school environment for children.
- Fear and Violence in the United StatesThe United States has more gun violence than any other free world country. What is so different here? Violent video games and movies are known the world around. Every country has a violent history. Angry citizens live everywhere...
- Gun ViolenceThis research paper was written for a criminal justice class. It contains arguments for both sides and is more infromative than persuasive.
- Gun Violence in American SocietyGun Violence is pervasive in American society, and especially in educational institutions. We need to address the roots of violence. We also need to connect to the young students and listen to them.
President Obama Doesn't Renew the Assault Weapons BanPresident Obama has decided to take a pass on the divisive issue of the Assault Weapons bans, preferring to focus on effective law enforcement.- Julian King, Nephew of Jennifer Hudson, Found MurderedToo many children in America are dying via gun violence. Murder rates in America are a national shame.
- Chicago's Annual Gun Buy Back Program; Don't Kill a Dream Save a LifeWith the ever-growing gun problem that affects every city from Los Angeles to New York, but the City of Chicago has enacted an event that takes place whenever they make the announcement in the paper and television.
- How Many More Lives Will Be Lost to Gun Violence in America?Gun violence is out of control in America. Honor Martin Luther King and John F. and Bobby Kennedy by working to promote nonviolence.
- Boys & Guns: The Gun Violence Murder Epidemic in AmericaAn article urging action against gun violence in America.
- Gun Violence in American Schools: A Timeless EpidemicGun Violence in American School
Governor Schwarzenegger Gives Police New Tool to Battle Gun ViolenceGovernor Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill that provides new technology for police to aid in solving gun crimes.
Million Mom March to Protest Local Gun Show Sales in Richmond, VirginiaProtesters will gather at The Showplace in Richmond, VA at noon to draw attention to the loophole in the Brady Gun law that allows gun purchasers to forego a background check when the purchase guns from unlicensed gun dealers.
Protests against Gun Violence Held Across U.SDemonstrators call for stricter laws regarding firearms.- Activists Gather Nationwide to Protest Gun ViolenceCitizens calling for laws that make it harder for dangerous individuals to get firearms demanded action at gatherings in over 25 cities and towns across the country yesterday.
Chicago Gun Buy-Back Program Nets 6,705 WeaponsA record number of gun owners turned in their guns to city officials, for a $100 incentive. Reportedly 6,705 weapons were turned in for the "no questions asked" program to get guns off the streets of Chicago.- Federal Gun Control and Regulation DebateI think that the existing gun regulation laws should be reinforced, but I also believe that regulation should not be the main focus of people who wish to reduce gun violence, because it is not the guns but the people behind them that are the real problem.
- Conceal and Carry Permits: Controlling Gun Violence, or Just Adding to It?The question is, how do we know whether or not these weapons will be used in a correct manner? There are two extreme sides to this controversial topic, one claiming that the permit makes our community safer, the other claiming it causes more violence.
International Gun Laws Show Firearm Availability is Related to DeathsIf lenient gun laws actually reduce gun violence, the U.S. should have the lowest rate of gun violence. However, a look at the numbers from other industrialized countries does not show this to be the case.
Guns, Violence, and the NFLThis article discusses professional athletes and their need to carry weapons off-field.- Guns and ChildrenGuns and children do not mix. These are two words that should never be associated with each other. But the sad truth is children do get a hold of guns and/or become the targets of gun violence.
- Will Enforcing Curfews for Teens Stop Gun Violence?How will teens respond to an enforced curfew? Is it legal or a violation of their constitutional rights? Should we be concerned with the time that these vicious crimes are commited or should we focus on why? Is the parents responsible or the child?
- 6-Year-Old Arianna Gibson Latest Face of Chicago Gun ViolenceAmong three killed in weekend gun violence in Chicago, Arianna Gibson, age 6, should have us asking, when is enough enough?
Chicago Police Superintendent's Controversial Remarks Underscore City's Gun ProblemChicago's new police superintendent, Garry McCarthy is gaining some unwanted attention for remarks that he made recently at St. Sabina, the city's progressive, south side Catholic church.- In Defense of Violent RhetoricThink about the different ways that violent rhetoric is connected -- and unconnected -- to actual violence, and how Martin Luther King used it to support non-violence.
- The Gun Debate and Why Representative Jane Harmon is WrongI do not wish to own a firearm nor do I want them in my home but my preference is not a reason to deny anyone else their rights under the U.S. Constitution. A document that I have and will continue to defend until my last breathes.
- 1 Dead & 4 Injured at Seton Hall University Fraternity Party: $10,000 RewardA college party turned tragic when shots were fired. How many more people will be killed by gun violence in America?
- Guns Are Not a Barrel of FunThis is an article commenting on guns as they relate to professional athletes. It is a look at some of the situations that face sports stars when handling firearms. Included is an overview on weapons and there place in professional sports.
- Carvette Gentile, 16, Arrested: Vada Vasquez, 15, in Hospital After Shot to the HeadVada Vasquez fights for her life in a Bronx hospital after being shot in the head.
- Violence is Not the AnswerThere are other ways to deal with anger besides violence.
- Kids and Guns: How to Keep Your Family SafeHow to keep guns out of the hands of your children and how to deal with a child who only wants to play with toy guns.
- An Oxymoronic Argument: Guns Vs. CondomsWhy can't we apply the NRA's logic about firearms to condoms? Seems sensible to me.
Unnecessary, TooOp/Ed piece on deaths of Chicago Public School System.- Someone Make it StopGun violence in the United States is getting out of control.
- MiseryThe house I live in.
