CeasefireUSA: The GVP Report - January 6, 2015 |
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► ► 10 Newtown families sue Bushmaster, gun distributor and seller for wrongful death. The lawsuit reads, "In order to continue profiting from the sale of AR-15s, defendants chose to disregard the unreasonable risks the rifle posed outside of specialized, highly regulated institutions like the armed forces and law enforcement. Plaintiffs seek nothing more and nothing less than accountability for the consequences of that choice." ► 2014 saw a continued decline in murders in America's big cities even as the number of shootings were on the rise. In the 10 cities with the highest number of murders, 6 saw a significant drop in the murder rate while 2 showed significant increases. ► The number of law enforcement officers killed by firearms in the U.S. in 2014 jumped by 56 percent compared to 2013. This included 15 ambush assaults. The states with the most officer deaths were California, Texas and New York. ► A new study in JAMA Psychiatry by Joseph Simonetti et al, finds that U.S. teens report easy access to firearms, even when they have mental health problems that put them at an increased risk of suicide. The study notes that firearms are the second most common means of suicide among adolescents and calls for strategies to decrease firearm access in this age group. ► A new study in American Journal of Public Health, Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms, by Jonathan Metzl and Kenneth MacLeish, reviews some central assumptions that frequently arise in the aftermath of mass shootings. ► ► Media Matters discusses what the media isn't saying about support for stronger gun laws in articles hyping a controversial polling question in the recent Pew Research Center gun rights survey. ► People Magazine, Shot by a middle school classmate, Kendal Sanders rebuilds her life - and forgives. Last January, Kendal, then 13, was shot by a 12-year-old classmate at school in New Mexico. "He did something that's going to continuously, for the rest of my life, challenge me," she says. "And after he gets out, he's done. But I'm never going to be completely normal, like everyone else."
► Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho, editorial: Guns, Deaths and the NRA. It's time for a real conversation about guns in America, one that's been silenced for too long. Guns are dangerous, even if the gun industry's primary mouthpiece refuses to admit it. ► William Parkinson, The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Concealed-Carry's Tragic Toll. When all this concealed-carry nuttiness reaches its end, when otherwise intelligent people discover they've been hoodwinked by the firearms industry, maybe, just then, we all can breathe a touch easier. ► FreakOutNation, The NRA's Most Insane Moments of 2014. Yes, We Shortened the Very Long List. When the whole "let's give Santa a bowl full of bullets for Christmas" debacle happened, it was just one of many slippery slopes the NRA fell down in 2014. ► Mike the Gun Guy, Want To Get Shot With Your Own Gun? Carry It Concealed. There is not a single, credible study which validates the idea that using a gun to defend yourself against a criminal attack is any better than other ways, such as running away, or calling the cops. ► Mike Kelly, North Jersey Record, Access to guns again is focus in tragedy's aftermath. There are many disturbing threads to be examined in the story of the assassination-style murders of NY police officers Ramos and Liu. But the story of how Brinsley managed to obtain a handgun could turn out to be the least surprising. ► Eleanor Bader, Truthout, Book Review, The Last Gun: How Changes in the Gun Industry are Killing Americans and What It Will Take to Stop It, by Tom Diaz. ► USA Today editorial, Amid Court Secrecy, Guns Continued to Kill. Remington finally proposes settling nationwide class action suits by installing new triggers in some rifles. ► Sabrina Siddiqui, How the NRA Lost Its Battle To Defeat Vivek Murthy as Obama's Surgeon General. In a final appeal to their colleagues, Senators Blumenthal and Murphy asked what about Murthy's statements on gun violence was inaccurate. "Dr. Murthy is right. Gun Violence is a problem that this country should be addressing," Murphy said. ► Michael A. Cohen, The Boston Globe, Three Ways to Increase Gun Safety in the Home. Every day there resides among Americans a clear and present danger - millions of guns, many purchased for home protection that are having the exact opposite effect.
► Frontline: Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA, explores the NRA's history, political evolution and influence. ► Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police. In Arlington, Texas, armed open-carry activists are challenging cops as they do their jobs, in escalating confrontations. ► 'Machine Gun America' Theme Park Opens in Orlando. Kids as young as 13 can shoot high-powered automatic machine guns at the attraction which unashamedly romanticizes violence. |
► Women Against Gun Violence blog, How my Seven-Year-Old Daughter Inspired Me to Run for Office. ► Americans for Responsible Solutions and Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence toolkit, Commonsense Solutions: State Laws to Expand Background Checks for Unlicensed Gun Sales. ► Ed Smith, Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence, IndyStar lte, State Laws Help Reduce Gun Violence. ► Court rules that lawsuit by Brady Center and NY firefighters against Gander Mountain gun dealer can move forward. ► Penny Okamoto, Ceasefire Oregon, comments on new state law that eases concealed handgun restrictions. ► Ladd Everitt, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, discusses guns and the press on CounterSpin with David Dayen. ► Shira Goodman, CeaseFirePA, discusses the state of gun crime and gun laws in Pennsylvania on NewsWorks. ► Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action, talks with Salon.com, The NRA is Losing. ► Steve Gunn, Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah, comments on gun violence in Utah in 2014.
35-year-old ex-Marine, Bradley Stone, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot two days after a shooting spree that left six people dead. Stone was locked in a child custody dispute with his ex-wife, Nicole Stone, of Pennsburg, PA. Stone shot and killed Nicole as well as her sister, Patricia Flick, her sister's husband, Aaron and the couple's 14-year-old daughter, Nina. Nicole's mother, Joanne Hill and grandmother, Patricia Hill were also killed. Neighbors said Nicole Stone lived in constant fear of her ex-husband. |
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