Tag: gun control

What started as entertainment has turned into a durable American fantasy. Maintaining it has become a deadly American obsession.

"We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer place."

"The clear lesson from history around the world is that to make our communities safer, the time to act is now."

Students who survived the massacre quickly came to national prominence as leading activists for gun control.

"I have two words: gun control. Now, now, now, now. No more NRA. No more money. Gun control now."

The dead include 27-year-old Telemachus Orfanos, who survived the deadly Las Vegas massacre at a country music festival last year, only to be gunned down Wednesday night.

As the nation reels from the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre and the Kentucky grocery store killing of two African Americans, Guttenberg is calling on voters to elect politicians who stand for gun control in next week’s midterm elections.

"We wish to respond to evil with good, as our faith instructs us, and send a powerful message of compassion through action."

Amnesty’s report shows how all aspects of American life have been compromised by the availability of guns in a country lacking proper regulations and safeguards.

Hurricane Maria caused 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, California joins nine other states and enacts trio of gun control bills that affect domestic violence offenders and more.