A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence October 12, 2016 Superheroes Needed to Stop Gun Violence As media outlets have focused their attention on the US presidential race, the past month has been a relatively quiet one – by US standards, at least - for gun violence in the news. On September 16, an unarmed black man was shot and killed by a white female police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A cell [...]

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence August 12, 2016 It’s now been exactly two months since the worst mass shooting in US history -  the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people were killed and 53 wounded. Despite an overnight sit-in staged by about 170 members of Congress 10 days after the shooting, Congress has not even been able to agree to take a vote on the [...]

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence August 22, 2016 "It always seems impossible until it's done." Nelson Mandela At the time of my writing this message, it’s been a little over two months since the worst mass shooting in US history – the Pulse nightclub massacre on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people were killed and 53 were wounded. During the past two months, the United States [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence President’s Message July 10, 2016 Gun Violence: “A National Disgrace” Thanks for visiting the Americans Against Gun Violence website. I’d planned to post a new “President’s Message” once a month. But once a month isn’t often enough to stay current on the shameful epidemic of gun violence that afflicts our country. Less than a month following the horrific mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, our country is reeling [...]

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence July 18, 2016 Orlando, Dallas, and now Baton Rouge Thanks for visiting the Americans Against Gun Violence website. I’d planned to post a new “President’s Message” once a month. But once a month isn’t nearly often enough to stay current on the shameful epidemic of gun violence that afflicts our country. I posted the first President’s message on the Americans Against Gun Violence website [...]

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence June 18, 2016 After Orlando – The Genesis of Americans Against Gun Violence Thank you for visiting the Americans Against Gun Violence website. I'm sure that you share the same emotions that I do - including grief, horror, and outrage - following the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, June 12. I hope that you also [...]