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Improving Gun Safety in Michigan

Improving Gun Safety in Michigan MCPGV Board Chair Christopher E. Smith discussed gun safety at a recent forum hosted by ...
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Gun Policy Challenges: Reminders in the News

We see news about gun violence every day. Literally every day. We read. We turn the page, often without really ...
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Moving Forward

Those of us at MSU, as well as huge numbers of people across Michigan and the nation, are still coping ...
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Reflections on MSU and the Aftermath

It remains impossible for me to avoid thinking almost continuously about this week’s horrific tragedy. As an instructor who teaches ...
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MSU Shootings

Last night’s shootings at Michigan State University serve as another sobering reminder that gun violence is not something that happens ...
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And Now for the Bad News About Gun Safety Legislation

The recent election results that brought both houses of the Michigan state legislature into alignment with the governor are generating ...
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A Promising Moment

I have been waiting for the flood of information about last week’s elections to subside so that we can pause ...
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American Gun Violence in the News

I recently spent a weekend in Canada. In the breakfast area at the hotel, the television was tuned to a ...
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Can We Make a Commitment to Educate the Public with Facts?

NBC’s evening television news presented a story about a surge in threats to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices following statements ...
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The Hero with the Gun? Be Wary and Beware

The recent mass shooting at the mall in Greenwood, Indiana, understandably generated significant news media attention to the shopper who ...
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Add Highland Park to the List and Think About the Costs We Seldom See

Highland Park. Yet another place name that will be tragically associated with horrific gun violence. Uvalde. Buffalo. Oxford. And those ...
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A Monumental Day for Law and Policy on Guns

June 23, 2022. A date that will live in history—and perhaps infamy—for gun law and policy. One development was expected ...
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End Gun Violence

A (Possible) Step Forward. Yet, Not Enough Progress As Opponents Push Ahead

The latest news reports tell us that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Michigan’s Sen. Debbie Stabenow, have issued ...
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