Category: Gun Control
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To Help Solve Gun Violence, Get Active
By reliable estimate, there is at least one gun per person in the United States. Of course, the guns aren’t evenly distributed. Many people have none, and some people have many. Mass shooters come disproportionately from those who have many, and among that group, a disproportionate number of mass murderers acquire multiple guns shortly before…
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Mayor Buckley on the Boulder Mass Shooting
(Annapolis, MD March 23, 2021): In just shy of three months we will cut the ribbon on the Guardian of the First Amendment memorial in Annapolis. The memorial is to honor journalists and the role of a free press. Annapolis might not have this memorial without having endured a mass shooting. On June 28, 2018,…
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For True Justice in Cases Like Ahmaud Arbery’s, We Must Have a Diverse Bench
Say his name. How can a simple jogging task turn into a murder? The spotlight turns again on prosecutors, law enforcement and judges, many of whom are elected or appointed, to do the right thing and make an arrest and/or administer justice. Mr. Arbery’s alleged assailants have remained free since February. The entire community remained…
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Good People Speaking Out
The recent murders by white supremacists—50 Muslims in New Zealand; 15 Jews in Pittsburgh; 9 African-American Christians in Charleston, South Carolina—remain dismissed by the current U.S. president. Asked about New Zealand, Trump maintained it was just a “small group,” but of course a “terrible thing.” After that he spent his weekend ranting about the late…
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MLK JR. COMMITTEE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN for the CAPITAL GAZETTE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS MEMORIAL
Annapolis, Maryland, September 11, 2018- The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, Inc., a nonprofit organization, is leading a coalition of community groups together with the City of Annapolis, to build a Memorial in Annapolis, home of the Capital Gazette and the five slain journalists. The memorial honors the mission of journalism as a watchdog…
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After the Annapolis Mass Shooting, We Must Re-Think Security at All Public Places
Ever since the mass murders at the Capital newspaper just over a week ago in Annapolis, Maryland, I have given some thought to what are the lessons to be learned. Whenever there is a tragedy like this, there is a natural tendency to see what could have prevented. Recently, I saw a program on “60…
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Changes
Mr. Smith was nervous. Things had changed. It was his first day in class packing a gun and he wasn’t sure how his third graders would react. Would they ignore the belt and holster under his jacket? Would they want to touch it, and what would he do if they did? Maybe he shouldn’t mention…
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The Great Awakening: Young Voters Are Waking Up to The Republican Gutting of America
I just attended a Gun Legislation Rally in Annapolis, organized and led by high school students, and saw many potential new voters for the rapidly approaching 2018/20 elections. This was one of hundreds of similar rallies which occurred simultaneously in Washington, DC and around the nation. My generation has allowed the National Rifle Association (NRA)…
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An Anne Arundel County Middle-School Student Speaks Out on School Gun Violence
My name is Morgan Zivkovich. I am in 8th grade at Bates Middle School and am currently in the Performing and Visual Arts Program (PVA) for band. I am going to Annapolis High School next year for the PVA dance program. For the walkout on March 14th I was asked to make a speech. I…
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County Exec Schuh Completely Ignores Blatant Racism & Hate Crime Aspect of Recent School Shooting Threats
Tuesday County Executive Steve Schuh, Tom Altamore of Anne Arundel County Police, Julie Hummer of AACPS Schoolboard, and George Arlotto the County School Superintendent met for a press conference at Annapolis High School to discuss several threats of violence in the last two weeks at several county schools. After the Parkland High School shooting on…