Boston, MA – Stop Handgun Violence (SHV) Founder John Rosenthal today praised Attorney General Maura Healy’s efforts to sharpen the Commonwealth’s existing prohibition on assault weapons. “In the wake of the Orlando mass shooting at Pulse Night Club, Aurora CO, San Bernardino CA and more than 1,000 mass shootings of four or more Americans with …
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Boston Announces Participation in Concert Across America to End Gun Violence
(BOSTON, MA. – April 25, 2016) A coalition of gun violence prevention activists in Boston is the first in the nation to announce its participation in the national Concert Across America to End Gun Violence, scheduled for Sunday, September 25, 2016. The Boston event, to be hosted by Brighton Music Hall, will be one of …
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Stop Handgun Violence Attends President Obama’s White House Announcement on Curbing Gun Violence through Executive Action
Rosenthal applauds President’s leadership and determination despite opposition from many in Congress Washington, DC – Stop Handgun Violence founder John Rosenthal today joined President Obama, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and activists from across the country at the White House for the President’s announcement of several executive actions to prevent gun violence. “I applaud the President …
Nation’s Largest Billboard Company to Withdraw From Public Information Campaign Promoting Gun Rights and Effective Gun Safety Laws
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 …
Iconic Massachusetts Turnpike Gun Violence Prevention Billboard Near Fenway Park to be Taken Down
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 …
50,000 American Gun Deaths Since Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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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New Hampshire House of Representatives fail to approve HB 1589, requiring criminal background checks on commercially marketed private gun sales
Joint Statement From Granite State Progress and Stop Handgun Violence: Concord, NH- New Hampshire House of Representatives refused to take a commonsense step today when they failed to approve background checks for all commercially-marketed private gun sales. “For years, New Hampshire has allowed guns to be sold by private dealers without a background check or even …
Stop Handgun Violence Founder Pleased and Encouraged by Report of the Massachusetts Committee to Reduce Firearm Violence
Boston, MA- “Stop Handgun Violence is pleased and encouraged by the Report of the Committee to Reduce Firearm Violence presented to House Speaker Bob DeLeo and released today,” said John Rosenthal, founder of the 19-year-old organization. “The Committee’s analysis of gun violence and their suggestions to strengthen existing law in the Commonwealth are both realistic …
ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF SANDY HOOK MASSACRE, “STOP HANDGUN VIOLENCE” TO UNVEIL NEW BILLBOARD ALONG MASS PIKE NEAR FENWAY
Billboard Will Count the Number of Americans killed by Guns Since the Massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School and Call For Banning Assault Weapons to Prevent Similar Tragedies BOSTON, MA – On Dec. 14, 2012, twenty elementary school children and six of their caregivers were gunned down with a Bushmaster AR 15 assault weapon. …