New York Times Sep 5, 2012
Words Not Spoken


The Hill Sep 2, 2012
Dem platform calls for gun control, but advocates pan language as timid


Los Angeles Times Aug 29, 2012
Reagan-era figure urges Romney's GOP to consider gun control
TAMPA, Fla. -- As Ronald Reagan's presidency looms large over the GOP convention, a key figure from that era delivered a stern, but impassioned, gun control message for today's Republican Party of Mitt Romney. ...read the full article


Denver Post Aug 26, 2012
Millions of mentally ill missing from background check system
Nothing in the public record would have stopped alleged Aurora theater shooter James Holmes from legally obtaining guns. He had never been found criminally insane by a judge or convicted of a felony, both of which could have resulted in his name being entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). ...read the full article


Aug 20, 2012
Aurora massacre: Survivors still struggling 1 month later
Aurora massacre: Survivors still struggling 1 month later By Gary Strauss, USA TODAY Updated 36m ago Comments Reprints & Permissions The carnage lasted just minutes, but for many people shot during Colorado's movie theater massacre, the melee remains a haunting, slow-motion horror film with chilling scenes of frenzied mayhem and a soundtrack of panic and pain-filled screams. By Matthew Staver, for USA TODAY Marcus Weaver was shot twice in the upper shoulder in the Aurora, Colo., shooting. Enlarge By Matthew Staver, for USA TODAY Marcus Weaver was shot twice in the upper shoulder in the Aurora, Colo., shooting. Sponsored Links One month has elapsed since 12 people were killed and 57 ...read the full article


Politico Aug 13, 2012
Brady Campaign wants gun discussion at debate


CBS News Aug 12, 2012
1999 Jewish center massacre survivors hurt anew


Politico Aug 8, 2012
The wrong numbers on guns
Following the Aurora, Colo., massacre, many pundits trotted out poll data showing that the American public opposes new gun laws. This finding is disingenuous and if swallowed uncritically, as most of the media has, it can endanger Americans. The poll question used to shut down any debate about new gun laws is Gallup's question on the sale of firearms. Gallup asks whether the laws covering firearms sales should be made more strict, less strict or kept as they are now. Only 11 percent of Americans believe laws should be less strict - a number rarely discussed, even when the National Rifle ...read the full article


Detroit News Jul 30, 2012
Conyers calls for new gun rules, wins Brady Campaign backing

The Detroit News July 30, 2012 Conyers calls for new gun rules, wins Brady Campaign backing By MARISA SCHULTZ / The Detroit News Detroit-- U.S. Rep. John Conyers, in a tight race for re-election in the Aug. 7 primary, earned the endorsement Monday of the Brady Campaign, the gun control advocacy group. Speaking at Hilton Garden Inn in Detroit, Dennis Henigan, vice president of the Brady Campaign, cited the recent mass shooting in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater as well as Detroit's share of violent "tragedies" as reminders of the need to tighten controls on gun purchases. Henigan ...read the full article


Washington Post Jul 27, 2012
Keep up the pressure on gun violence
Keep up the pressure on gun violence By Greg Sargent A funny thing happened in the wake of the Colorado shooting. A broad consensus began to emerge among voices on the right and left that it's time for some kind real conversation about legislative action to limit the killing of Americans by guns. Yet the only people who don't really want to join the conversation in any meaningful way are those who are in a position to do something about this problem -- both presidential candidates, and Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress. The growing agreement on both sides that it's time for serious ...read the full article