Improving Gun Safety in Michigan- MCPGV Board Chair Christopher E. Smith discusses gun safety at the state level.
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In response to growing concerns over the coronavirus MCPGV has decided to postpone the remaining two productions of The Gun Show. We hope to reschedule both the Flint and Detroit performances in May. Stay up-to-date with the latest news by visiting MCPGV on Facebook, or sign-up to receive MCPGV e-mail […]
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This town hall event will focus on policies and actions being proposed at the state and national level to take on gun violence and the radical gun lobby. Join us as we hear from: The Michigan Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence State Representative Kara Hope Progress Michigan Guns Down America […]
Guns Down: A Call To Action
91% of Black Homicide Victims in Michigan were Killed with Guns. Michigan has the 7th highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 28.55 per 100,000. That’s nearly 40% higher than the national black homicide victimization rate and 5.5 times the overall homicide rate nationwide—according to […]
MI Ranks #7 for Black Homicide Victimization
The Trace featured an article by Olivia Li on Ads (Courtesy Advertising Age) from 1968 that are relevant to today’s Gun Debate. After the assassination of three American icons, a group of mad men launched a no-holds-barred campaign in support of a landmark gun control bill. [metaslider id=475] The first […]
Courtesy of The Trace- Jolting Ads from 1968 Catalyzed the ...
Thats how often a child dies from an accidental shooting at the hands of other children or adults. USA TODAY and AP conducted a study that revealed that the number of children killed from unintentional shootings are grossly underreported. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in […]
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Do strong gun laws actually prevent and/or reduce gun violence? Center for American Progress conducted a study to understand the factors that contribute to gun violence. Here’s what we know: Persistent social and economic issues, such as poverty and damaged police-civilian relations contribute to violence within a community. Daily gun-violence […]