June 2017 – Americans Against Gun Violence

Jun 24, 2017

Letters to the Editor of The Sacramento Bee re: Arlington Mass Shooting

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Re: “Your ‘thoughts and prayers’ are meaningless. To stop mass shootings we need to do this” Marcos Breton is completely and utterly on point. For those of us who have asked our representatives to do something about guns, ammunition and the efforts of the gun lobby, it’s hard to know what’s next. I so appreciate your public, loud call for more action on all our behalf. An Americans Against Gun Violence Member, Davis, California We [...]

Letters to the Editor of The Sacramento Bee re: Arlington Mass ShootingBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Jun 24, 2017

The Elephant in the Dugout

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence June 24, 2017 The Elephant in the Dugout During the mass shooting on a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia on June 14, 2017, about 20 Republican members of Congress and their staffers hid in the first base dugout while their colleague, Representative Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana), lay critically wounded on the field near second base. Three members of the Capitol Police assigned to protect Scalise exchanged [...]

The Elephant in the DugoutBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Jun 14, 2017

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to Virginia Mass Shooting

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Americans Against Gun Violence extends sincere condolences and wishes for a prompt and complete recovery to all the victims of the mass shooting that occurred at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia this morning. Preliminary reports indicate that at least four people, including U.S. Representative Steve Scalise, were wounded in an attack by a lone gunman as members of the Republican Party and their staff were practicing for an annual charity softball game against members [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to Virginia Mass ShootingBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Jun 12, 2017

One Year Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

On June 12, 2016, a lone gunman, Omar Mateen, committed the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, killing 49 people and wounding 58 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Mateen was subsequently killed by police. The shooting was classified as a hate crime, as most of the patrons of the Pulse nightclub were members of the LGBT community. It was also classified as an act of terrorism based on a claim of allegiance [...]

One Year Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Mass ShootingBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Jun 11, 2017

June 11, 2017: Pious Condolences Will No Longer Suffice

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence June 11, 2017 "Pious Condolences Will No Longer Suffice" On the eve of the first anniversary of the horrific Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, the words of a U.S. Senator from Connecticut ring true: "Pious condolences will no longer suffice….Quarter measures and half measures will no longer suffice….The time has now come that we must enact stringent gun control legislation comparable to the [...]

June 11, 2017: Pious Condolences Will No Longer SufficeBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Jun 05, 2017

June 5, 2017: On Gun Control, Like Climate Change, the United States is a Rogue Nation

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence June 5, 2017 On Gun Control, Like Climate Change, the United States is a Rogue Nation On June 1, 2017, Donald Trump announced that the United States would no longer abide by the Paris Climate Accord, putting the USA in solidarity with Syria and Nicaragua, the only other two countries in the world that have not signed on to the accord. Many Americans were appalled, [...]

June 5, 2017: On Gun Control, Like Climate Change, the United States is a Rogue NationBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Jun 04, 2017

Letter to the Editor published in the Sacramento Bee re: article about gun violence research

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Re: "UCD doctor's research is a danger to the gun industry (Dan Morain, May 28): There's already abundant evidence that guns in our homes and communities are much more likely to be used to kill innocent people than to protect them. The rate of gun deaths is 10 times higher in the United States than in other developed countries. The main reason for this vast difference is our weak gun control laws and the extraordinarily [...]

Letter to the Editor published in the Sacramento Bee re: article about gun violence researchBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

"Pious condolences will no longer suffice…"

"Quarter measures and half measures will no longer suffice…"

"The time has now come that we must enact stringent gun control legislation…"

"…gun control legislation comparable to the legislation in force in virtually every civilized country in the world."
Senator Thomas Dodd, June 11, 1968