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Guns & Lattes
While Starbucks permits patrons to openly carry guns in the 43 states that allow such laws, we are happy to report that BJ’s Restaurants joins California Pizza kitchen in banning open carrying of long guns in their establishments. The open carrying of handguns was banned in California as of January 1, 2012, with the passage [...]
The Purchasing Power of the Pistol
Gun Purchasing Surges in 2011 The FBI performed a record number of instant background checks on potential firearm buyers in 2011 according to new government data. Nearly 16.5 million queries were made by firearm sellers. That was up 15% from 2010, and the highest number of annual screenings performed since 1998, when the National Instant [...]
Mayor Cory Booker’s urgent call
Congress is on the verge of passing a law that would deny states the right to decide who can carry hidden, loaded guns. But Newark Mayor Cory Booker is fighting back. Check out Mayor Booker’s passionate new video, then help spread the word by sharing it with your friends and family. Mayors and law enforcement [...]
Gun Control Laws Work
- The San Francisco Chronicle California’s tough gun control laws are targeted at armed criminals in general and mass-shooters in particular. But they appear to have had the unintended consequence of making California gun stores unattractive to purchasers buying weapons for the Mexican drug cartels. A Hearst Newspapers survey of guns purchased in the United [...]
Reducing Access To Lethal Means: SAVES LIVES
The following article is from the Nevada County Public Health Department and the Nevada County Suicide Prevention Task Force —May 6, 2011 Many families think that suicide could never happen in their household. But it can and it does. Already this year, 11 people have died by suicide in Nevada County. Eleven precious individuals took [...]
Guns in the Home Do Not Deter Crime
“…most children, older adults, and women are murdered at home. A gun in the home is a particularly strong risk factor for female homicide victimization.” A study, “Risks and Benefits of a Gun in the Home,” released in February 2011 in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, (published by SAGE, a publication by the Harvard [...]
New ad from FixGunChecks.org
Al-Qaeda spokesman Azzam al-Amriki calls on lone wolves in the U.S. to exploit gaps in our gun laws, buy assault weapons and launch a deadly new wave of mass shootings. Please watch this video, share it with your family and friends, and urge Congress to take action at http://fixgunchecks.org.
Gun Violence and the Census: Sobering Statistics
As a recent response to a post on this blog reminded me, it is very, very common for gun-control opponents and conservative politicians to point out that “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Do.” The problem with this catchy conservative talking point is that it doesn’t really argue anything. Of course people kill people; I’ve yet [...]
Revolt Comes Through the Dignity of People Power and Without Violence
Those in America who believe in “arming against tyranny” may be thinking that the horrendous civilian crisis in Libya could be more easily accomplished if the people were armed. That, after all, is the message oft repeated by those advocating the right to bear arms. It’s not merely to defend their homes and families, but [...]
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 [...]