March 15, 2016
The Trace Olivia Li 3/14/16 On March 9 at 11 p.m., two gunmen opened fire on dozens of people enjoying an unseasonably warm night at a family cookout in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Armed with a .40-caliber handgun and an AK-47-style rifle, the assailants killed five, including a …
January 11, 2016
By Gayle Nelson January 8, 2016 While the big story about gun control this week has been the president’s administrative action, a more robust and persistent energy on the issue is developing at the state level. The Nonprofit Quarterly has featured many stories on the effect of large donations from …
January 11, 2016
SFist January 6, 2016 By Jack Morse Following President Obama’s Tuesday press conference announcing new executive action on gun control, Oakland city officials moved yesterday to pass new laws of their own with the goal of reducing gun violence. The Oakland City Council unanimously passed the measures, reports CBS 5, …
August 17, 2015
August 11, 2015 State Impact By Margie Menzel Evans High School in Orange County used to be known as a dropout factory. But since 2007, it’s gone from a two-time F-rated school to a B-rated school – in one of Orlando’s most troubled neighborhoods. Now, the “community school” concept is …
June 18, 2015
Huffington Post By Sean Palfrey, MD June 17, 2015 Guns are this country’s second most deadly preventable public health menace (second only to car accidents). Firearm injuries and death have caused untold suffering, pain and death in the U.S. We have the democratic and political means to eliminate gun violence, …