Boston, MA – This morning’s stand-off between law enforcement and armed militia members in Wakefield is another potentially deadly encounter in a never-ending series of gun related events that point to the need for uniform federal gun safety laws. Congress needs to enact laws that require background checks and licensing and restrict the sale and …
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Stop Handgun Violence and the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence launch new website focused on Massachusetts Extreme Risk Prevention Orders
Marking this week’s third anniversary of Governor Baker’s signing of the Massachusetts Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and Stop Handgun Violence today launched a new website to share information about the law (www.MaERPO.org), with content that supplements information already provided by the state and tailored for attorneys, …
Response to Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Mass Shooting
Today, news of another mass shooting broke. According to the Gun Violence Archive, this is the 231st mass shooting of four or more victims in just the first 150 days of this year. The details of this horrific incident are continuing to emerge, but initial reports indicate that the gunman was able to kill eight of …
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Lawmakers from Boston, Lawrence, Newton and Springfield file legislation to prevent the manufacture of assault weapons in Massachusetts
Today, State Representatives Marjorie Decker (D-Cambridge) and Frank Moran (D-Lawrence) filed legislation, co-sponsored by Senator Cynthia Creem (D-Newton) and Rep. Bud Williams (D-Springfield), that would prohibit the in-state manufacture of assault weapons that are banned in Massachusetts. The text of the bill can be found here. Massachusetts law prohibits the sale, transfer or possession of …
SHV Applauds President Biden’s Executive Orders on Gun Violence
Stop Handgun Violence (SHV), a Massachusetts based non-profit organization committed to preventing gun violence, today endorsed the executive actions taken by President Biden on gun violence. “We applaud President Biden’s gun violence prevention leadership” said John Rosenthal, founder of Stop Handgun Violence. “The president has been a leader on this issue for decades, and his …
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Stop Handgun Violence Response to Boulder, CO King Sooper’s Shooting
Yesterday, news of another mass shooting broke. According to the Gun Violence Archive, this is the 102nd mass shooting with four or more victims this year. That’s more mass shootings than days of the year so far in 2021. Although the details of this horrific massacre are continuing to emerge, initial reports indicate that the gunman …
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Massachusetts ranks 50th for gun deaths in most recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released 2019 data that ranked Massachusetts 50thin the nation for gun deaths per capita, with New York and New Jersey ranking 49th and 48th. “We are extremely proud of the work we have done in Massachusetts since 1994 to reduce gun violence, gun laws save lives” said …
FIFTH ANNUAL “CONCERT ACROSS AMERICA TO END GUN VIOLENCE” GOES VIRTUAL
FIFTH ANNUAL “CONCERT ACROSS AMERICA TO END GUN VIOLENCE” GOES VIRTUAL WITH JACKSON BROWNE, BONNIE RAITT, WYNTON MARSALIS, MELISSA ETHERIDGE, JOHN FOGERTY AND OTHERS Nationwide virtual event October 7, 2020 (Boston, MA.) For the fifth-annual Concert Across America to End Gun Violence the concert will be a virtual livestreamed event with high profile talent like …
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New National Billboard Campaign Features A Stark Message
Press Release: From Gun Violence Victims Urging Voters to Support Candidates Who Favor Sensible Gun Laws. Billboards sponsored by Stop Handgun Violence of Massachusetts and Parkland, Florida-based Change the Ref. Boston, MA – Today, Stop Handgun Violence and Change the Ref will unveil a new billboard designed by artist Manuel Oliver, the father of …
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STATEMENT: Response to NY lawsuit to dissolve NRA
Stop Handgun Violence Founder on New York Attorney General Suit to Dissolve the National Rifle Association Boston – In response to the lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James to dissolve the National Rifle Association, Stop Handgun Violence founder, John Rosenthal, made the following statement: “For over 25 years, I have been fighting against the …
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