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Tag: gun control

Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: With Guns Now Leading Cause of Death Among Children, Teens, Adults Must Provide Solutions

by WI Editorial Staff May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

Guns have become the leading cause of death among children and teens in 2020, killing more people ages 1 to 19 in the U.S. than vehicle crashes, drugs overdoses or cancer. 

Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Guns for ‘Fun’ and the Absurdity of Fourth of July Follies

by WI Guest Author July 7, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEditor's Column

EDITOR’S COLUMN: America’s Penchant for Guns Borders on Obsession, Not Our Second Amendment Rights

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 28, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inOpinion

MORIAL: #StopAsianHate — Racism, Misogyny and Easy Access to Guns a Deadly Combination

by WI Guest Author April 7, 2021December 21, 2021
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Georgia state Sen. Michelle Au and Asian American community leaders meeting in Atlanta on March 19. (White House photo)
Posted inNational

Fear, Cultural Mores Keep Many Asian Americans Silent Following Atlanta Murders

by Hamil R. Harris March 24, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inOpinion

MORIAL: Racism, Misogyny and Easy Access to Guns Are a Deadly Combination

by WI Guest Author March 24, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Guns are Killing Our Children

by WI Guest Author December 9, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

Black Interest in Gun Ownership Rises in Greater Washington Area

by James Wright Jr. October 28, 2020December 21, 2021
A roll of police tape (police line) lies on the ground outside a home being foreclosed on in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2009.
Posted inMarc Morial

MORIAL: National Gun Violence Survivors Week Highlights Lives Changed Forever

by WI Guest Author February 12, 2020December 21, 2021
In a new report, CAP researchers found that states could save lives by passing tougher gun laws, but partisan gerrymandering keeps progress out of reach. (Courtesy of Preserving Black History)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Gerrymandering Stymies Tougher Gun Laws: Report

by Stacy M. Brown January 8, 2020December 21, 2021

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