The problem of
gun violence goes beyond the countless demographic differences between people.
Not exact matches
Late on Tuesday, the president tweeted about the
gun violence in Chicago, writing, «If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible «carnage»
going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24 % from 2016), I will send in the feds!»
«I am not optimistic that until there is real action by the American public to demand change in Congress that we're
going to see real action to confront
gun violence out of this Congress,» he said.
Also: Emma Gonzalez, the Stoneman Douglas student whose impassioned plea for
gun violence prevention
went viral, now has more Twitter followers than the NRA, as People reports.
The US's
gun problem is so dire that it arguably needs solutions that
go way further than what we typically see in mainstream proposals — at least, if the US ever hopes to get down to European levels of
gun violence.
When we come back, we're
going to get into the future of the
gun violence debate and talk about those Russia indictments with the panel.
Most of us have never
gone to school in a place where
gun violence was not normalized, and that is not okay.
Even though the incident did not occur on school property, the shooting confirms some of the fears about what could
go wrong if teachers were to carry
guns in school — that the mere presence of more firearms would increase the risk of
gun violence.
«If you're
going to talk about
gun violence, you're
going to have to focus on the
gun part.
Far too many Christian see Jesus» instructions to His disciples to
go buy a sword as an endorsement by Jesus of
gun ownership, and in some cases, an endorsement of
violence.
Laughing — yet again you fail, you sit here and you tell me in one breath that i'm wrong in dealing with absolutes, Yet My whole point in the previous post was to point out that I can't blame science for killing Billions of people because they created the bombs and
guns to do so... Just like you can't blame Christianity for people using
violence against others, it's the people not the ideology that caused the
violence, and i believe that... for whatever reason you apparently missed that and tried to make me sound like i honestly blame science for killing billions... so... maybe you need some reading and comprehension classes... i du n no, just would appreciate if you're
going to argue with me, that you actually read my responses.
The so - called «balanced approach» (a new code word that means the exact opposite from what it would seem) sought by the president is most likely
going to be all about restricting
guns and nothing but study on reigning in Hollywood for the culture of
violence.
«Regardless of how you feel about things that are
going on in America today, and the things that are
going on across the world with
gun violence and things of that nature, you've got to respect the flag, and you've got to stand up with your teammates.
Glass, an aspiring rapper who
went by the name Kay Pee Lashore, was the latest casualty of
gun violence in...
I was wrong and now I'm
going to fight for what I believe we should be doing: comprehensive immigration reform and ending
gun violence with common sense
gun reform.»
Working with the Erie Crime Analysis Center and law enforcement, prosecutors attempt to detect and prevent
gun violence before it occurs by identifying on -
going feuds and developing strategic leads to interrupt the
violence.
«History is
going to record that this nation did not have enough people stand up and do something about
gun violence,» he remarked.
#Buffalo's mayor says amid nationwide conversation about
gun violence, he'll head to Washington D.C. next month for @AMarch4OurLives and will also sponsor buses for any students who want to
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Nearly $ 18 million in state funding is
going to law enforcement agencies and nonprofit organizations across New York to help reduce
gun violence.
Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN)- Saying «it's
going to turn into a circus», Rep. Chris Collins explained his decision in - depth on WBEN Thursday to not attend a student - organized forum on
gun violence planned for Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Buffalo.
In a statement local Assemblyman Michael Blake said, «We are reminded that we need greater community and police relations, to get rid of these
guns from our communities, provide economic opportunities so Bronxites don't
go down the wrong path and ensure that
violence is reduced while trust is gained.
Buoyed by last year's passage of tougher
gun laws, New Yorkers Against
Gun Violence is urging New York lawmakers to
go further by requiring firearm owners to securely store their weapons.
Lancman
went on to tout his own record on
gun control as an Assemblyman, which earned him an «A» from New Yorkers Against
Gun Violence and an «F» from the National Rifle Association.
Police Commissioner James O'Neill said officers will not let up on
going after the criminals responsible for most of the
violence in a few areas of the city — gang members and people who illegally possess
guns.
«If we think things are
going to happen overnight, it's not
going to happen overnight,» said Paul McQuillen, Upstate coordinator of New Yorkers Against
Gun Violence, who believes changing attitudes lead to change in
gun laws.
Republicans have been criticized by conservatives for the way in which the measure was passed and
going along with Cuomo's push for the law (the Senate GOP has noted the measure included provisions to stem
gun violence and criminal activity, which they said would not have gotten into the law without their negotiating for it).
Letting these hospitals
go bankrupt could devastate their communities, which have high rates of diabetes, obesity and
gun violence.
Clegg added he feels the NRA controls Republicans in Congress and while those politicians are starting to talk about
gun violence for the first time in memory, «I suspect they're not
going to get anything done.»
«Clearly they'll be
going to areas where we're seeing our
gun violence,» Sears said.
«After I got appointed, I
went down to Brooklyn to meet with families who had suffered from
gun violence in their communities,» Gillibrand said during an interview on CBS» 60 Minutes on Sunday night.
On Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats on the task force's
gun violence subcommittee couldn't agree on what firearms restrictions should
go into the bill, and issued competing recommendations.
The Feb. 11 resolution
went on to say that the legislators felt that part of the SAFE Act was «thoughtful,» in its attempt to «reduce instances of
gun violence involving New Yorkers,» but that they believed other aspects of the act were «knee - jerk reactions made without the benefit of appropriate contemplation at best or, at worst, disingenuous fee grabs, cloaked as security measures.»
Well, obviously restricting
gun ownership in any way is not
going to bring
violence down; I mean, every time the subject comes up, certain groups tend to get quite violent.
«Both of these men
went on to commit horrific acts of
gun violence that potentially could have been avoided.»
Moments later, Beck is taking on «the entire offensive line» of an American pro-football team with little effort, and it is as though Arnie has been reincarnated on screen — except that, while Beck may be a kick - ass «retrieval expert» of bull - like proportions and astonishing resilience, he is also genuinely eager to avoid
violence («I don't want to fight» being his catchphrase), phobic about
gun - use (until the inevitable pump - action finale, naturally), and really just interested in opening his own restaurant — and, unlike the he - men portrayed by Arnie, Sly and other eighties right - wingers (most of whom have in fact
gone on to open their own restaurants), Beck can bang articulate sentences together as well as heads.
There are no laughs (unless you're giddy for automotive puns), no genuine thrills, too much
going on of relative unimportance to the audience, and a plethora of
guns and ammo
going off willy - nilly (the MPAA, asleep at the wheel when it comes to depictions of cartoon
violence, bestowed a generous G rating).
They have to legally protect themselves from gambling especially with the crap
going on right now with
gun violence in schools.
Even in the early sequences of the film, before things
go south, scene changes and edits are accompanied by the sounds of
guns being loaded, contributing to an intense, suffocating feeling that
violence lurks just around the corner.
Some of the proceeds from CD sales will
go toward efforts to end
gun violence.
The impact of
guns goes beyond school
violence.
I know you haven't said publicly what you're
going to do next, but I wonder if
gun violence is an issue you might work on?
The legislation had bipartisan support, but many Democrats expressed concern it didn't
go far enough to prevent
violence at schools or keep
guns out of the wrong hands.
We have a large group of writers who have been in the industry for so many years and have seen such essays as
gun violence essay come and
go.
The Greeters started when Lynn Brooks, an American born and raised in New York City,
went to Europe in 1992 and discovered that Europeans associated her beloved hometown largely with
gun violence.
Don't get me wrong,
violence is always an option and you are armed but bullets are rare and the sound of a
gun going off can bring more harm down on you.
They
went on to say that «the same videogames played in the US are played worldwide; however, the level of
gun violence is exponentially higher in the US than in other countries.
After Media Matters learned that iHeartRadio was
going to honor conservative radio host Michael Berry — a notorious race - baiter who routinely mocks Chicago
gun violence victims — as «talk personality of the year,» The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and MPOWER Change both called on iHeartRadio to rescind Berry's
violence victims — as «talk personality of the year,» The Coalition to Stop
Gun Violence and MPOWER Change both called on iHeartRadio to rescind Berry's
Violence and MPOWER Change both called on iHeartRadio to rescind Berry's award...
What is
going on in Chicago with regard to crime,
violence, and specifically
gun violence?
Washington has taken some measures to address
gun violence, but we have far to
go to achieve meaningful action.
«This was the first of a series of events that I am
going to host, because
gun violence is so important and so pervasive that we can't address all the issues that lead to it or find solutions to end it in one meeting,» Wilson tweeted.