Highland Park. Yet another place name that will be tragically associated with horrific gun violence. Uvalde. Buffalo. Oxford. And those are only the most recent mass shooting locations to gain—at least temporarily—national news media attention.
Reports
June 23, 2022. A date that will live in history—and perhaps infamy—for gun law and policy. One development was expected. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to expand the Second Amendment to include a right to carry firearms outside of one’s home. The other development would have been completely unexpected prior to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. Namely, the U.S. Senate enacting a bill with very modest new regulations concerning firearms.
A Monumental Day for Law and Policy on Guns
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including have issued a statement of agreement concerning proposals related to gun violence. The signees included 10 Republican senators meaning that these proposals can overcome the usual blockade by the filibuster if there is agreement on the language of proposed legislation.
A (Possible) Step Forward. Yet, Not Enough Progress As Opponents ...
There were 10 mass shootings around the country over the weekend. TEN! And these shootings reinforced our recognition of the kinds of harms that threaten us in a society with easy access to firearms and an overabundant supply of guns in civilian hands.
The Price of Easy Firearms Access and the Path Ahead
The tragic Robb elementary shooting in Uvalde, TX calls our attention to the news media’s temporary focus on the scourge of gun violence. We should take note of the information produced at this moment before national attention moves again to other issues.
Striking News Stories in a Week That Struck the Nation ...
In May 2022, an eighteen-year-old gunman entered an elementary school in Uvalde Texas and killed at least 19 people, nearly all of them children.
History Repeats Itself in the Worst Possible Way
Even in a time of war and economic troubles, eye-opening news stories about gun violence still continuously present themselves for our consideration. Do we let the implications of these events challenge our thinking?
Dangers and Our Democracy
#ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence. Listen to community theatres around the country perform plays about gun violence written by hs students. Includes insights by Dr. Christopher Smith, MCPGV chair!
#Enough: Plays to End Gunviolence
This is a moment of opportunity for Michigan’s voters who are concerned about gun violence. This is a moment to look closely at political candidates and ask tough questions about where they stand on gun policy and the need for action on the problem of gun violence. We should be motivated by the “bad” that we see in the news.
The Bad, the Good, and the Useful
We seem to be at a moment when it can be difficult to keep up with the news. So much is happening in the wider world that it might be easy to miss notable stories specifically related to continuing efforts to address the problem of gun violence.