Stop Handgun Violence Celebrates 20 Years of Successful Advocacy and Results for Gun Violence Prevention in Massachusetts Boston, MA – Last night, the leading gun violence prevention advocates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts gathered to celebrate twenty years of progress towards making the Commonwealth safer. At the event, Stop Handgun Violence honored key individuals from …
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Last week, Eastern Bank honored John Rosenthal with the Wainwright Social Justice Award. The event included over 800 attendees. The attendees included representatives from 162 local non-profit organizations that the Eastern Bank Foundation has awarded $1.4 million in grants to this year. Part of the presentation included a tribute video with messages from Representative Joe Kennedy, Mayor Marty …
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STATEMENT OF STOP HANDGUN VIOLENCE Boston, MA – May 5, 2015 — The electronic counter on the 252×20-foot Stop Handgun Violence billboard on the Massachusetts Turnpike, which records and tallies daily American gun deaths since the Newtown shootings based on historical averages (83 gun deaths per day), will hit 75,000 tomorrow – a number …
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Backlash From Gun Industry Lobby Groups Prompts Nation’s Largest Billboard Company to Withdraw From Public Information Campaign Promoting Gun Rights and Effective Gun Safety Laws New Billboards Were to be Interim Replacement for Iconic Mass Pike Message BOSTON, MA – New billboards created by Stop Handgun Violence and designed to stimulate a rational discussion about …
Public Awareness Campaign Will Continue With Donated Billboards in Boston Area Boston, MA – The iconic Stop Handgun Violence billboard that has hung alongside the Massachusetts Turnpike near Fenway Park for the past 20 years will come down soon. The massive 252’ x 20’ billboard message, which has helped inform and change the debate on …
A bill mandating states honor the concealed carry licenses of other states was proposed in both houses of the federal congress. Our founder, John Rosenthal, wrote a piece for the Huffington Post describing why that threatens states with strong laws, like Massachusetts. He writes: “Imposing federally mandated reciprocity of state-level concealed carry permit laws essentially …
Stop Handgun Violence was started by gun owners and business people. As such, one of the fundamental pillars of our mission is promoting responsible gun ownership. One aspect of that is encouraging safe gun storage. We encourage all gun owners to keep their guns locked and unloaded when the firearm is not under their control …
Massachusetts is known for its strong gun laws. John Rosenthal sat down with Kristen Bosse to discuss the laws of Massachusetts and what Stop Handgun Violence has done over the last 20 years to help make the state safer. Check out John Rosenthal’s interview, Massachusetts’ Stand Against Gun Violence on MassRealty.com. MassRealty is a local …
Dear Readers: As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we want to show our gratitude to all our allies in the fight to reduce gun fatalities. We are thankful for all our amazing donors, for the people who have taken up our cause, and for the lawmakers willing to listen. Sometimes it can feel like there is …
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Boston, MA — The electronic counter on the 252×20-foot Stop Handgun Violence billboard on the Massachusetts Turnpike, which records and tallies daily American gun deaths since the Newtown shootings based on historical averages, will hit 50,000 tomorrow – a number that is more than 10 times the number of Americans killed in the Iraq war …
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