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Gun Violence

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Name: Gun Violence

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

CanWest

11% of Canadians think gun registry prevents crime, poll finds

Although 80% of Canadians consider gun violence a serious problem, only 11% think the $1-billion gun registry has been effective at preventing crime, according to (PDF file). The Angus Reid survey also found that just over half of Canadians are in favour ... [National Post - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Angus Reid, Crime, Gun Violence, CanWest

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Federal Bureau of Investigation

John Rosenthal: Congress Partially to Blame for Ft. Hood Massacre

Because Congress continues to shrink under NRA special interest group pressure, criminals and even suspected terrorists can legally buy deadly firearms in the US without criminal background checks, proof of ID or detection. Further, Congress ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/19/2009]

Entities: John Rosenthal, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Massacre

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Stray bullet wounds Harlem grandmother in left leg

DAILY NEWS WRITERSA Harlem grandmother taking food to a sick friend was hit by a stray bullet Wednesday - the latest innocent New Yorker to fall victim to random gun violence.Virginia Valree, 66, was walking south along Lenox Ave. in Harlem around 3:30 ... [New York Daily News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Gun Violence

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban...

WASHINGTONIn the letter, the 27 organizations state: 'While we urge you to join us in pushing for other much-needed policy changes to help reduce America's epidemic of gun violence that were also relevant to the Fort Hood shooting, such as gaps in the ... [Forbes.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: FN Herstal Five-seveN, Gun Violence, Ammunition, Organic

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

University of Chicago and non-profit organizations team up to reduce youth gun violence, improve school outcomes in Chicago

In an effort to combat violence involving Chicago public school students, the University of Chicago Crime Lab and community partners will launch a new program designed to help hundreds of boys avoid conflict and succeed in school and life.The University ... [University of Chicago - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Chicago, Crime Lab, Gun Violence

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Eric Holder

Holder Dials Back his Commitment to Pushing Assault Weapons Ban

Attorney General Eric Holder is retreating on his commitment to pursue a controversial gun-control measure. Holder's statements, recently delivered to senators in writing, clearly indicate the Obama administration is in no rush to reinstate the assault ... [Cutting Edge News - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Assault, Eric Holder, Tom Coburn, Gun Violence, Gun Control

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 2 Documents

National Rifle Association

Guns for "Mentally Incapacitated

Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base, has been described by former colleagues as 'psychotic.' As more details emerge about Hasan's troubled state, gun safety advocates are launching fresh attacks on a Senate bill they ... [Mother Jones - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Paul Helmke, Fort Hood, Richard Burr, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents

Brady Campaign to Prevent Stairways?

Does Brady president Paul Helmkecare about our elderly?(Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence claims to be “speaking out to save lives” on its home page. However, Brady is curiously silent on one of ... ... [Examiner.com - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Gun Violence, Wikipedia

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents

SHARPTON LEADS 'OUTRAGE' AGAINST VIOLENCE: Activist joins national rally effort on Nov. 23.

*Hip-Hop activist Erica Ford, CEO and founder of Life Camp Inc., has partnered with the Rev. Al Sharpton to lead 'National Day of Outrage,' a nationwide protest against violence on Nov. 23.Sharpton will lead a rally in Atlanta while other gatherings are ... [EURweb - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Al Sharpton, Ja Rule, National Action, Tupac Shakur

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Gun Violence Shows Now Signs of Abating

Photo: Flickr/Secretly IronicEvery time the young stick-up man tugged at my companion’s purse with his left hand, she would pull back, causing the muzzle of the pistol he held in his right hand to swing back and forth.Its line of fire each time was directed ... [Public Record - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Gun Violence, Homicide, Gun Control

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Five Arrested in Shooting of Teenage Bronx Girl, Vigil Held

Police have arrested five young men allegedly involved in the altercation that led to the shooting of innocent bystander Vada Vasquez, a 15-year-old Bronx girl who was chatting with a friend after school Monday afternoon when a stray bullet struck her ... [Gothamist - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Arrests, Gun Violence, Michael Bloomberg

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents

Preventing Gun Violence

As the twentieth anniversary of the Montreal massacre approaches, we find ourselves one step closer to the dismantling Canada's gun control law. Called 'a monument to the memory of the victims of the Polytechnique tragedy' by Suzanne Laplante Edward, ... [Ryerson University - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Gun Violence, Wendy Cukier, Gun Control

Quotes

In the letter, the 27 organizations state: "While we urge you to join us in pushing for other much-needed policy changes to help reduce America's epidemic of gun violence that were also relevant to the Fort Hood shooting, such as gaps in the federal background check system that allow suspected terrorists to legally buy guns and the ready availability of high-capacity magazines (including the 20-round magazines used by the Fort Hood shooter), preventing the importation of any more Five-seveN handguns is an important step that can be accomplished immediately through administrative action by the BureauBureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) -- without the need for any action by Congress. 'Under longstanding federal law, ATF has the clear authority to prohibit the importation of any firearm or ammunition unless it is 'generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.' This provision of the 1968 Gun Control Act has historically been used to exclude from import many non-sporting firearms, including so-called 'Saturday Night Special' handguns, 'Street Sweeper' shotguns, and many foreign-made assault weapons. The FN Five-seveN handgun is clearly the type of firearm to which Congress intended the import restrictions to apply.' The letter details the fact that despite a voluntary agreement between FN Herstal and ATF to restrict the civilian sale of potentially armor-piercing ammunition for the pistol, 'a quick search of the Internet identifies several sources for supposedly banned ammunition.' Noting that when 'the Five-seveN's availability is combined with the easy accessibility of complementary armor-piercing ammunition it becomes not only a direct threat to law enforcement, but a potential national security threat as well,' the organizations urge that the President 'act today to prohibit the importation of the FN Five-seveN handgun as well as any 5.7X28mm ammunition that has armor-piercing capabilities....' CONTACT: Mandy Wimmer of the Violence Policy Center, +1-202-822-8200 ext. 110, mwimmer@vpc.org"

Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban... [Forbes.com - 11/19/2009]

While refraining from discussing the lotto scam in any detail, Troupe acknowledged its role in the flare-up of gun violence. He said, "I don't know if the guys have left the area but I can tell you that I am now confident, I'm not scared anymore, I can walk my division without fear."

Troupe to start Sunday School as Granville heals [Jamaica Observer - 11/19/2009]

...Hood. According to former FBI Special Agent Brad Barrett, "The piece of information about the gun could have been critical" . Unfortunately because Congress continues to allow the extreme NRA to dictate our failed US gun policies, over 30,000 Americans die from guns every year...

John Rosenthal: Congress Partially to Blame for Ft. Hood Massacre [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/19/2009]

"Gun violence makes life nearly unlivable in some communities in Chicago" says Jens Ludwig, director of the University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago Crime Lab and one of the researchers who will be studying the imitative...

Chicago schools get new tool in fight against youth violence [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]

More Content

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The future of Public Health in the United States [North Shore Journal - 10 hours ago]
ME: The Legal Landscape -- Gun-... [Stateline - 11/19/2009]
11% of Canadians think gun registry prevents cr... [National Post - 11/19/2009]
Gun registry not effective: Canadian poll [Canada.com - 11/19/2009]
Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on P... [Forbes.com - 11/19/2009]
Stray bullet wounds Harlem grandmother in left leg [New York Daily News - 11/19/2009]
Troupe to start Sunday School as Granville heals [Jamaica Observer - 11/19/2009]
University of Chicago and non-profit organizati... [University of Chicago - 11/19/2009]
Chicago schools get new tool in fight against y... [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]
Va Tech Survivor Tracks Shady Gun Sellers With ... [PRWeb via Yahoo! - 11/18/2009]
Five Arrested in Shooting of Bronx Bystander [New York Times - 11/18/2009]
SHARPTON LEADS 'OUTRAGE' AGAINST VIOLENCE: Acti... [EURweb - 11/18/2009]
Preventing Gun Violence [Ryerson University - 11/18/2009]
Shot That Hit Bronx Bystander May Have Been Fir... [New York Times - 11/18/2009]
Gun Violence Shows Now Signs of Abating [Public Record - 11/18/2009]
Chester woman wounded by stray bullet [Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/17/2009]
Holder Dials Back his Commitment to Pushing Ass... [Cutting Edge News - 11/16/2009]
Will the Gun Carnage Ever Stop? [Consortium News - 11/16/2009]
Obama changes course on assault weapons [SperoNews - 11/16/2009]
Holder dials back his commitment to pushing ban... [The Hill - 11/16/2009]
Brady Campaign to Prevent Stairways? [Examiner.com - 11/16/2009]
Guns for "Mentally Incapacitated [Mother Jones - 11/16/2009]
Senate Bill Would Allow "Mentally [Mother Jones - 11/16/2009]
Will We Ever Stop the Killings? [Atlantic Free Press - 11/16/2009]
Holder dials back his commitment to pushing ass... [The Hill - 11/15/2009]
Neal Peirce: Combatting youth violence [Denver Post - 11/15/2009]
On playing the role of a terrorist in Modern Wa... [Industry Standard - 11/13/2009]
Gun Violence Claims One A Day in MN [Public News Service - 11/13/2009]
No flaw in firearms law [Business Day - 11/13/2009]
Postcard Campaign Targets Violence Against Women [Yahoo! Canada - 11/12/2009]

Blogs

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16-Year-Old Confesses To Shooting That Caught G... [Gothamist - 11/19/2009] Suspects: At left, Carvett Gentles (image from WCBS 2), and, at right, clockwise from top left, Rohan Francis, Dwayne Taylor, Clivie Smith, and Cleve Smith (images ...
John Rosenthal: Congress Partially to Blame for... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/19/2009] Because Congress continues to shrink under NRA special interest group pressure, criminals and even suspected terrorists can legally buy deadly firearms ...
Gun Registry Poll (Far and Wide) [Progressive Bloggers - 11/18/2009] Another poll that samples opinion on the gun registry. Somewhat similar to a previous finding, the poll finds Canadians don't think the registry has been successful ...
Five Arrested in Shooting of Teenage Bronx Girl... [Gothamist - 11/18/2009] Police have arrested five young men allegedly involved in the altercation that led to the shooting of innocent bystander Vada Vasquez, a 15-year-old Bronx girl ...
On playing the role of a terrorist in Modern Wa... [Venturebeat - 11/13/2009] (Beware of spoilers and graphic imagery. Video not suitable for minors). Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may be the best-selling video game in history, but it ...

Audio/Video

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Big Apple: Point-blank about gun laws [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/08/2009]
Keeping Our Communities Safe From Concealed Wea... [Senator Frank Lautenberg - YouTube Channel - 07/22/2009]
Working to Close the Gun Show Loophole [Senator Frank Lautenberg - YouTube Channel - 05/05/2009]

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