Compiled by Courier staff One in five gun crimes involve juvenile offenders. So when a juvenile in Milwaukee is charged with possession of a firearm, what happens? If the court orders intervention, they often end up on the doorstep of Running Rebels – a local nonprofit that annually provides more than 2,500 at-risk youth with [...]

By Cassandra Lans No matter what side of the gun control issue that one may be on, it appears as though remarks made by Sheriff David A. Clarke are continuing to spark a lot of passionate debate. Clarke is known for speaking out, and most times he attracts the attention of two extremes. Individuals who [...]

Special to NNPA from McFarlane Media By Harry Colbert, Jr., Contributing Editor and Al McFarlane, Editor-in-Chief, Insight News Minneapolis – During the 1990s Minneapolis earned the dubious moniker, Murderapolis for its high number of shootings and murders, but the city is now being hailed as a national model in reducing crime. The city’s turnaround is [...]

Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement following President Obama’s announcement of his proposal to prevent and reduce gun violence through the implementation of 23 executive actions and calling on Congress to take a series of steps to ban military-style assault weapons, ban high-capacity assault magazines, strengthen our background [...]

By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall How could it happen here? This is the; usual reaction of suburban residents affected by gun violence. But, gun violence is not the exclusive burden of cities. President Barack Obama’s words of consolation were not only for Newtown families who lost children to mass murder. He was speaking to grieving families [...]

Please join us for a panel discussion about this important issue on: Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 1342 N. Astor St., Milwaukee, WI Recent mass shootings in Oak Creek and Aurora are painful reminders of the cost of gun violence. Every single year in our country, 30,000 people are killed and [...]

By Lynda Jones This weekend of May 15th and May 16th marks the annual Cease Fire Sabbath initiative from the mayor’s office. The initiative now in its 5th year enlists leaders of the faith community in the City of Milwaukee to preach a common message of peace and non-violence in their weekend services. On Thursday, [...]