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Georgia man shoots and kills young Latino who accidentally pulled into his driveway
From NBC: Rodrigo Diaz, 22, was driving around with his girlfriend and two friends when he pulled into a driveway, thinking they had arrived at another friend’s house, his brother says. But instead he pulled into the driveway of Phillip Sailors, 69, who thought his home was being robbed, his…
Fear of a Black Gun Owner, When the NRA Supported Gun Control Laws
Huey Newton of the Black Panthers at a Revolutionary People’s Party Convention in 1970 (David Fenton/Archive Photos/Getty) From The Root: It may seem hard to believe, but the modern-day gun-rights debate was born from the civil rights era and inspired by the Black Panthers. Equally surprising is that the National…
Gallup: Americans Support President Obama’s Gun Reform Proposals
From TPM: Given a choice to vote “for” or “against” nine of President Obama’s key proposals to reform the nation’s gun laws, Americans support all of them, a new Gallup poll released Wednesday found. Notably, Americans back criminal background checks for gun sales 91% to 8%, more mental health programs…
85% of Americans Overwhelmingly Support Sensible Gun Control Measures
From Rachel Maddow’s Blog: A Pew Research Center report released late yesterday found a majority of Americans support a wide variety of new measures, some by enormous margins. For example, 85% of Americans favor making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks, while 80% support…
Obama Gun Control Proposals Unveiled, Marking Biggest Legislative Effort In A Generation
From HuffPo: The proposal, which comes at the end of a month-long review process spearheaded by Vice President Joe Biden, is broken down into four key subsections: law enforcement, the availability of dangerous firearms and ammunition, school safety and mental health. In an effort to touch on all four of…