While it's important to keep firearms out of the hands of seriously mentally ill individuals, gun violence is not a mental health issue, health experts say. Contrary to the image reinforced by media reports of mass shootings,“various epidemiologic studies over the...
General Interest
Why Are We Asking You to Thank a Cable Company?
We know the gun lobby and the NRA will attack anyone who doesn’t agree with them. Well, their newest target is Comcast. Yep. The cable company. Here’s what happened: The NRA has a big gun show in Harrisburg once a year. They sent 2 ads for the event to Comcast....
“We don’t accept ads with children holding guns”
Nor, do we Comcast. Recently, Comcast asked the NRA to re-edit their ads for the upcoming Great American Outdoors Show. Phillymag has the story and feel free to read more below. http://www.phillymag.com/business/2016/01/22/nra-comcast-gun-show/
Guns don’t have to meet mandatory safety standards; here’s why
While the federal government can mandate recalls of items including unsafe toys, cars, or medications, it is unable to do so for defective firearms. The industry self-polices its products, and has done so for decades. “Gun manufacturers have operated without federal...
Enjoy the speech Trooper Douglass
Sen. Pat Toomey is taking PA State Trooper Alex Douglass to the President's final State of the Union addresstomorrow night. Trooper Douglass was injured in September 2014 at a State Police barracks when Eric Frein allegedly opened fire. While Trooper Douglass still...
Not to debate the last mass shooting but to do something to prevent the next one
Today, as the President announced his signing of Executive Actions to prevent further gun violence he said, "All of us need to demand a Congress brave enough to stand up to the gun lobby's lies, all of us need to stand up and protect its citizens. All of us need to...
Watch the President’s address
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/01/04/live-updates-what-president-doing-keep-guns-out-wrong-hands
The New York Times examines the role states can play in gun violence prevention
On the eve of a major announcement from the White House, The New York Times reports on how gun violence prevention groups, "have secured a number of surprising recent successes in Connecticut, Delaware and elsewhere. And they are now looking to state and local...
