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New bill would allow guns on Florida public school grounds

Impremedia — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:03:00 +0000

Gun control proponents congregated at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee early this week to say no to the new legislation that would allow individuals with…

Armed gun club aims to protect black neighborhoods in Dallas

Impremedia — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:01:00 +0000

The Huey P. Newton Gun Club, an armed self-defense group, has taken to the streets of Dallas to protect black neighborhoods from the police. The group first formed in August, following the highly publicized killings of African Americans Michael Brown Eric Garner by white cops. SEE ALSO: Hispanic groups missing in NYPD cop murders The wave of unrest that has swept through the country following the deaths of Garner and Brown has instigated a call for a widespread social revolution, in particular to put an end to racial profiling by police. This unrest is what helped spark the idea for the gun club, where local black citizens carry rifles and assault weapons in order to protect their neighborhoods not just from police violence, but from drug dealers and gang violence as well. Darren X, the national field marshal of the New Black Panther Party, told VICE, The complete agenda involves going into our communities and educating our people on federal, state, and local gun laws. We want to stop fratricide, genocideall the cides. According to VICE, some of the chants one might hear from the gun club include, Justice for Michael Brown! Justice for Eric Garner! and Black power! and No more pigs in our community! The gun club staged their first armed patrol in Dixon Circle in August, where police killed a young unarmed black man named James Harper in 2012. Since this inaugural march, donations have poured in from around the country in support of the idea of a black armed citizenry. Carrying shotguns and assault rifles is perfectly legal in Texas, while openly carrying handguns is not. The revolutionaries hold weekend fitness and self-defense classes for those who want to join the gun club. The Huey P. Newton Gun Club aims to even the playing field, arming themselves to avoid more black deaths at the hands of police, which has a particularly dismal record in Dallas. The Dallas Police Department have shot at least 185 people since 2002, with nearly 75 percent of the victims being black or Hispanic. Dallas African-American police chief, David Brown, supports the gun clubs mission. According to a local NBC outlet, Brown issued a statement saying, The Dallas Police Department supports the constitutional rights of all. SEE ALSO: Officer Darren Wilson will not face charges in shooting death of Michael Brown Browns own son, David Brown Jr., was killed by a cop after opening fire at the police in 2010. As for who qualifies for the club, Darren X said, We accept all oppressed people of color with weapons. To some, arming citizens to protect their communities against armed police may seem like a path to justice; to others, it may seem like a ticking time bomb.

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Weapon intermediaries

Impremedia — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:06:01 +0000

Buying milk at the supermarket is not the same as buying a weapon legally and saying it is for our own use, when it really is for someone else. The difference is very clear for many people, but not for four U.S. Supreme Court justices.Fortunately, common sense prevailed yesterday among the other five justices, who […]

Armed and mentally ill

Impremedia — Tue, 27 May 2014 12:05:02 +0000

Again, someone with known mental issues legally obtained firearms that he later used to carry out a massacre.The story of murderer Elliot Rodger includes videotaped public statements, in which he expressed his frustrations with women in general because they did not pay attention to him. That hatred toward female students at the University of California […]

Guns and domestic abuse

Impremedia — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:03:04 +0000

A law that bars gun possession is unanimously upheldA recent U.S. Supreme Court decision was a major victory in protecting women and children from domestic violence.The unanimous ruling, written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, said that most physical assaults are “relatively minor and consist of pushing, grabbing, shoving, slapping, and hitting.” The justice added that it […]

Guns and domestic abuse

Impremedia — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:03:06 +0000

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision was a major victory in protecting women and children from domestic violence.The unanimous ruling, written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, said that most physical assaults are “relatively minor and consist of pushing, grabbing, shoving, slapping, and hitting.” The justice added that it is irrelevant whether these actions leave bruises or […]

A worrisome court decision

Impremedia — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:02:02 +0000

The recent split ruling from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weakens California’s gun control policies, opening the door to the popularization of the practice of carrying concealed weapons. This is a bad idea that the U.S. Supreme Court must review.With a 2-1 vote, the justices found that the current law, which requires individuals […]

The killing that wasn’t

Impremedia — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:08:06 +0000

On Tuesday, a young man who apparently had mental problems went into a Georgia elementary school carrying an AK-47 rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition. But this didn’t turn into a slaughter, because Michael Brandon Hill decided to barricade himself in an office instead of shooting at children and school staff.It is a relief that […]

Worth an Executive Order

Impremedia — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:01:06 +0000

The president could order the strict enforcement of current gun laws

A violent Christmas

Impremedia — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:12:03 +0000

These holidays showed no one is safe from firearms

Massacre at the temple

Impremedia — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:08:03 +0000

Once again, guns, a mentally unstable individual and a massacre of innocents