By Edgar Mendez This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
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AR-15’s and the 2nd Amendment: It’s A Sham
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor With the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Texas, many question the constitutionality of civilians having unfettered access to AR-15 … [Read more...]
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It’s Policy That Counts: Politicians’ Role in Gun Control Debate
By LaKeshia N. Myers Whenever there is a shooting—a mass shooting like the one we just experienced in Uvalde, Texas, or a community shooting, which seems to be happening more frequently in the … [Read more...]
Gun Control Just One of Many Issues During State Senate Race
By Dylan Deprey and Karen Stokes As polling stations across Milwaukee wipe the dust settling from the recent April elections, a storm is brewing in the offices of the Democratic Party for the … [Read more...]
Mayoral Statement on Obama Gun Reform Press Conference
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett released the following statement regarding President Obama’s executive actions on reducing gun violence and creating safer communities: I attended President Obama’s … [Read more...]
Sheriff Clarke’s remarks continue to spark much debate
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 … [Read more...]
President Obama examines North Minneapolis violence reduction as model for national gun violence legislation
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 … [Read more...]
President’s Memorial calls for protection of all children from gun violence
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. … [Read more...]