From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): 34 years ago, Pennsylvania Treasurer Budd Dwyer ended his life on live television with a gun. More than three decades have passed, and the catastrophe that ended Budd Dwyer’s life has happened tens of thousands more times. … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s February, and already the number of gun deaths in the United States is estimated to surpass the number of gun deaths in similar countries combined over the entire year. [1] And it’s only February. America’s … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Plea from a grieving mother…On the last day of 2020, my son Hans walked into a gun store in the Philadelphia suburbs and legally purchased his first firearm. Two hours later, he was dead by suicide. He … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Being safe at home has never been more important. Unfortunately, fear— fear for our health and for our families— has motivated the panic buying of firearms, particularly by first-time gun owners.[1][2] But fear-purchasing firearms isn’t a way to … Continued
Posted at http://www.witf.org/news/2018/11/state-watchdog-releases-recommendations-for-reducing-gun-violence.php Written by Rachel McDevitt, All Things Considered Host | Nov 27, 2018 3:21 PM Photo by Ben Allen/witf–A rack of guns on display at Staudt’s Gun Shop in Harrisburg. (Harrisburg) — After a year-long review of firearm safety in … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/08/fueled-broken-social-contract-study-finds-inequality-and-despair-driving-us-life Published on Thursday, February 08, 2018 by Common Dreams While the U.S. is still extremely rich nation, “its wealth is not inclusive” and “the ‘American dream’ is increasingly out of reach” By Julia Conley, staff writer A … Continued