Feb 19 Study shows gun violence surged in Missouri after repeal of gun control laws By Chelsea Coatney A study claims to have new evidence that proves tighter gun control laws can reduce gun violence. After the repeal of a 2007 Missouri law -- a law that required potential gun buyers to be vetted and licensed by a… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch Can the U.S. find consensus in better mental health access to curb gun violence? Can the U.S. find consensus in better mental health access to curb gun violence?… Continue watching
Nov 14 ATF Director Todd Jones says agency inhibited by fear mongering over a national gun registry .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Gun safety advocates support ‘smart’ technology to prevent accidental deaths Gun safety advocates support 'smart' technology to prevent accidental deaths… Continue watching
Sep 18 Going to Starbucks? Leave your guns behind Creative commons photo via flickr user imacgyv0r We are respectfully requesting that customers not bring weapons into our stores. Here's why: http://t.co/tKLw2nImvo— Starbucks News (@Starbucksnews) September 18, 2013 To be clear, Starbucks hasn't completely… Continue reading
Sep 17 How common are mass shootings? According to Pew Research Center analysis of government data "less than 1 percent of homicides each year claim three or more victims. In 2010, there were 31,672 deaths in the U.S. from firearm injuries, with the biggest categories… Continue reading
Sep 17 What happens when kids aren’t allowed to play with toy guns? Photo by flickr user woodleywonderworks When Jonathan Gourlay was a kid, he was jealous of the boy across the alley who had a "toy arsenal" of grenades, machine guns and a western-style cap gun. But Gourlay wasn't… Continue reading
Sep 17 UPDATED: Newtown Action Alliance heads to Washington to lobby Congress The Newtown Action Alliance, a group of Newtown, CT parents formed after the Sandy Hook School shooting, are once again headed to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress for stricter gun control. According to The Hartford Courant, the trip was… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Fight Over Gun Control in Colorado Draws National Attention to Recall Elections Fight Over Gun Control in Colorado Draws National Attention to Recall Elections… Continue watching
Jul 30 Silicon Valley Takes on Gun Violence, Funding Innovative Technologies Ron Conway of SV Angel speaks onstage at a TechCrunch conference in New York City on May 1, 2013. Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for TechCrunch. Silicon Valley luminary Ron Conway -- a successful investor in high tech companies,… Continue reading