Every 25 mins, a person completes suicide w a gun. #GunViolence and #MassShootings are on the rise. #Republicans continue to blame the shootings on ‘mentally deranged’ people in need of mental healthcare. Yet, they just repealed a rule that would have helped
I frequently use POPVOX to explore information about a bill — what’s in the text of a bill, who introduced it, what other’s are saying about, who those others are (individuals and corporations/organizations) — and to write a letter of opposition or
On Thursday, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands and ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities. These executive actions build on the 23 executive
When John Oliver went to Australia to confront the charlatans claiming to have effectively regulated guns, he quickly discovered that maybe some of the arguments from American anti-gun-control groups were flawed. All the arguments, to be more specific. Skip to 3:58 for my favorite logical extension
— Alan Franklin, ProgressNow-Colorado DENVER: As Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law three critical gun safety bills passed by the General Assembly, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, released the following statement: "After one of the most difficult
Some weapons are too dangerous for civilian use. — by Elizabeth Rose, Communications Director, Campaign for America’s Future Dozens of Americans will be murdered, hundreds of others will be shot, and nearly 1,000 will be robbed or assaulted with a gun —
We live in frightening times. — by Mark Potok, Southern Poverty Law Center It’s déjà vu all over again. Twenty years ago, the passage of the Brady gun control bill helped ignite the first wave of the “Patriot” movement, a combustible mix
Mar 5, 2013 | By ThinkProgress War Room New polling data released today shows overwhelming support for gun reform. 86% of Nevada residents want every gun buyer to pass a criminal background check. Unfortunately, in the vast majority of states, it’s currently
It’s a fact so jaw-dropping it’s unbelievable — people thought it was a crazy Internet rumor until Politifact verified it. But it’s true: More Americans have died just since 1960 from gun incidents — suicides, accidents, and homicides — than died in every war in
Have you ever wondered why Congress takes (or don’t take) the actions they do? Are they taking the OPPOSITE action of what you want them to take? Well, one has to ask, “did you contact your Congressman (or woman)? Probably not! As
