All posts tagged "Gun Control"

The Next Four Years: Debt and Rent are Among Top Issues for Young California Voters

As America elects a new President this week -- and a slate of new elected officials at the local and state level -- the voices of...

Commentary: Will U.S. Lawmakers Follow California’s Lead, or Continue to Allow Mass Murderers to Access Military-Style Weapons?

The tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Sept. 4, claiming four lives, is a sobering reminder of the grave threat gun violence poses...

Democratic Black Caucus of Florida’s 41st Annual Conference

WESTSIDE GAZETTE — “‘Democracy Will Not Die On Our Watch’ is our theme and DBCF have planned an informative and exciting conference with workshops that will...

Rest in Power: California Black Leaders Pay Tribute to Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Condolences and tributes poured in from California’s Black community after the passing of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Lawmakers, business leaders, and political service organizations expressed their...

Senator Dianne Feinstein, Stalwart Advocate for Gun Control and Bipartisanship, Dies at 90

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Positioned as a centrist Democrat, Feinstein won recognition for her efforts to bridge divides with Republicans, a stance that occasionally drew criticism from...

Three Years After #DefundThePolice, Schools Are Bringing Cops Back to Campus

SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT — As of January 2023, there were about 60 SROs remaining in D.C. schools, down from its peak of more than...

California Black Media Briefs

Last week, the White House approved major disaster support for California’s recovery from a series of severe storms that have battered the state. According to a...

Mass Shooting at Louisville Bank Heightens Gun Control Issue

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The shooter, who police believe had a connection to the bank, is dead, and authorities are working to establish the motive behind the...

Republicans Feeling Heat in Tennessee as Councils Poised to Re-Seat Ousted Legislators

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The expulsion of the two Democrats, who vociferously called on their colleagues to act on gun control after the latest school shooting in...

COMMENTARY: Herschel Walker, Draymond Green — When Star Athletes Act Like Losers

If Hershel Walker wins, we will feel the impact in California. Democrats can rely on Kamala Harris to break a tie on upcoming legislation on key...

Abrams & Kemp Address the GMA Annual Convention 

SAVANNAH TRIBUNE — Both candidates will be hitting the campaign trail with their opinions on the hot-button issues affecting Americans this election cycle. If voting rights,...

Gladys Harrison, Nebraska’s Unconventional Candidate for Congress

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The voice of working-class and middle-class Americans have been drowned out by lobbyists and special interest groups. This, combined with the astronomical cost...

Bloomberg: ‘I apologize!’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We didn’t get everything right,” he (Bloomberg) admitted after citing various achievements during his administrations and warming to the central topic of stop-and-frisk....

Pan American Games Athletes Given 12 Months of Probation for Protests Against Racism, Gun Control

WASHINGTON INFORMER — American Pan American Games athletes Race Imboden and Gwen Berry both protested on stage in Lima, Peru, and were sentenced to 12 months of...

L.A. Council Members Smith, Wesson Call on Legislators to Act on Gun Control

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Two Los Angeles City Council members – ironically named Smith and Wesson — introduced a resolution today calling on state and federal lawmakers...

Exclusive: Hero Killed in Virginia Beach Mass Shooting Memorialized by Father

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…Of all the many sermons this Pastor has preached in those years, on June 8 he preached perhaps his most demanding—the eulogy of...

Vigil for New Zealand

Berkeley City College Students Call for Gun Control

  Two clubs engaged Berkeley City College (BCC) students on Tuesday, March 6 to call the Capitol in support of a gun suicide prevention bill, AB...

Op-Ed: Why Do They Resist Gun Control Measures?

  It is undisputed that the Second Amendment guarantees that anyone is entitled to bear arms. But, at the same time, I don’t believe that the...

Honoré: America’s in Denial About Gun Culture

(USA Today) – Retired U.S. Army Gen. Russel Honoré, Louisiana’s most well-known 21st century military hero, said America is mired in a state of denial about its...

Obama Admits US Gun Laws Are His ‘Biggest Frustration’

(BBC) – President Barack Obama has admitted that his failure to pass “common sense gun safety laws” in the US is the greatest frustration of his...

Suburban Guns: Will Chicago Lawsuit Stem Flow of Illegal Weapons Into City?

(Christian Science Monitor) – As gun violence spikes once again in Chicago, gun control advocates in the city are pointing fingers at an old enemy: the...

FBI: Church Gunman Shouldn’t Have Been Able to Get Gun

ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey says the gunman charged in the Charleston church massacre should not have been allowed to...

FBI: Church Gunman Shouldn’t Have Been Able to Get Gun

ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey says the gunman charged in the Charleston church massacre should not have been allowed to...