Laura
Connersville, Ind. (7-15-11)
Police said a 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old brother in their home while the parents were home. They said the 5-year-old was familiar with guns and showed officers how he loaded the chamber. “He displayed how you can take the gun and pull it back and he described the handgun very well … Obviously [...]
Condolences for Norway
Numbing grief and profound sorrow; mere words cannot plumb the depths of the loss of a child. Millions of words searching for the “why” behind this heinous act matter little to the precious space that adored child occupied which is forever empty. We wish to extend our expressions of condolence to the families and the [...]
Virginia Tech, Tucson and Beyond
CAGV 16th Annual Luncheon SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011 • 1:30-2:00 pm Mar Monte Hotel, Santa Barbara The Coalition Against Gun Violence (CAGV) is honored to present Colin Goddard, Virginia Tech shooting survivor and Assistant Director Federal Legislation, Brady Campaign, Washington DC, as its featured speaker at the organization’s 16th Annual Celebration, “Virginia Tech, Tucson & [...]
Support the FIX GUN CHECKS Act of 2011
Minutes ago, Senator Chuck Schumer introduced a bill to fix our broken background check system and keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. This is a huge moment, and you can make sure the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 gets the critical early backing it needs by calling your senators right now [...]
COLIN GODDARD, Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor
COLIN GODDARD, Virginia Tech shooting survivor, and keynote speaker for The Coalition Against Gun Violence upcoming 16th Annual Luncheon on May 1, 2011, speaks out against four bills at the Texas Capitol that would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry on college campuses. Listen to the interview here: Video by Justin Dehn Texas lawmakers have [...]
Second Amendment Forum, “What Right Do You Have To Carry A Gun?”
The Coalition Against Gun Violence held an educational community wide forum, “What Right Do You Have To Carry A Gun?” Feb 17th at the Faulkner Gallery in Santa Barbara. A panel discussion about the recent Supreme Court rulings on the second amendment was held in front of a packed house. Panelists included Brian Hill, presiding Judge [...]
Macomb Township, MI (10-6-10)
Macomb County Sheriff officials say a 12-year-old girl has been treated and released from a hospital after apparently being accidentally shot by her father. Captain Tony Wickersham said the 40-year-old man was working on his recently purchased handgun about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, when he pulled the trigger, thinking it was unloaded. Wickersham said the bullet [...]
Houston, TX (9-19-10)
A divorced father upset about a court-ordered visitation hearing, shot and killed his three children, two daughters, ages 7 and 14 and a 12-year old son. The father was charged with their murders after surviving an apparent suicide attempt. A statement by the sheriff’s office said he was expected to survive. A female baby-sitter reported [...]
Miami, FL (9-28-10)
Seven children were inside 36-year old Natasha Whyte-Dell’s home when 41-year old Patrick Dell shot her and five of the children. Four were killed, the fifth survived. Dell was the biological father of the two children, who were left unharmed. After the murders, Dell wandered outside the home and took his own life. Last December [...]
Baltimore, MD (9-17-10)
Paul Warren Pardus, distressed about the care his ill 84-year old mother was receiving for cancer, shot her physician, David B. Cohen, in the abdomen with a semiautomatic handgun outside his mothers hospital room. Dr. Cohen was rushed to surgery and will survive. Pardus then went into his mother’s room, killed her and then committed [...]