
VPC - Press Release - (11/19/2009) - Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama t
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Washington, DC--In a letter sent today to the White House, America’s six national gun violence prevention (GVP) organizations--the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Violence Policy Center, Coalition ...

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By now you will have heard of Major Nidal Malak Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist who shot 13 of his colleagues dead and wounded 31 inside the army's largest base, Fort Hood in Texas, last Thursday.

New England Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence Outrageous Gun Show Loophole Allows Felons To Get Guns
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http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regiona l/view/20091022gun_laws_may_haved_kod_pl ot
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Bay State gun shops operate under some of the strictest laws in the nation when it comes to providing firepower to the public. Federal investigators said that in the case of Tarek Mehanna, the inability to get an assault rifle likely jammed his alleged plot to pull off a shopping mall massacre...

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The United States is one of the few industrialized countries without common-sense controls on gun sales. We regulate toy guns but not the real ones that kill tens of thousands every year.

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Study Finds Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault
In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun.
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State takes 3rd place with strictest gun laws- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connectic
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Connecticut daily newspaper covering news including local sports, video and multimedia coverage, and classified advertising.

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Armed protesters have made it clear that individual safety is not their primary concern -- instead their show of force at public events reminds elected officials that, in their view, armed citizens have the final say.

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(NECN: Lauren Collins) - Aiming for change. The laws covering gun purchases in New Hampshire are more lenient than in other parts of New England. Gun control advocates say too often weapons bought legally in the Granite State end up in Boston. ...

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In Maine, Uncle Henry’s Swap or Sell it Guide is best known as a folksy compendium of thrift: a cheap way to buy puppies and snowmobiles directly from their owners. But in Boston’s inner-city ...

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In a rare win for gun control advocates, the Senate on Wednesday rejected a measure allowing a person with a concealed weapon permit in one state to also hide his firearm when visiting another state.

National Gun Violence Prevention Groups Express Outrage That in Wake of Shootings, US Senate Is Pois
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Peter Hamm, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, 202-898-0792, phamm@bradymail.org or Ladd Everitt, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, 202-701-7171, leveritt@csgv.org
















