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Gun Violence Prevention Media Coverage

1/08/09 – “OPINION: Background Checks Still Not Strong Enough,” by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Opposing Views.
12/30/08 – “Group sues to reinstate firearms ban,” by Jesse Holland, Associated Press.
12/28/08 – “Rev. Jackson appeals for stronger gun laws,” WBBM Newsradio 780.
12/19/08 – “Mayor Daley looking at less sweeping gun-control laws,” by Carlos Sadovi and Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune.
12/18/08 – “Judge upholds Chicago’s handgun ban,” by Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times.
12/18/08 – “City wins 1st round in handgun ban challenge,” by Carlos Sadovi and Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune.
12/2/08 – “Editorial: The gun lobby’s loss,” New York Times.
11/27/08 – “Commentary: A chance for sensible gun laws,” by John Rosenthal, co-founder of Stop Handgun Violence, Common Sense About Kids and Guns and American Hunters and Shooters Association, Boston Globe.
11/7/08 – “6 charged in alleged Miss.-to-Chicago gun ring,” by Mike Robinson, AP Legal Affairs Writer, Chicago Tribune.
11/6/08 – “Do guns still matter?,” by Carrie Dam, MSNBC.
11/4/08 – “Opinion: Gun control keeps violence down,” by Logan Short, Northern Star.
10/31/08 – “US gun violence by numbers,” by John Rosenthal, Huffington Post.
10/29/08 – “After Hudson deaths, Chicago vows to fight rising murder rate,” by Judy Keen, USA Today.
10/20/08 – “Ruling on Guns Elicits Rebuke from the Right,” by Alan Liptak, New York Times.
10/9/08 – “Mullins honored for gun control work,” by Kimberly Pohl, Chicago Daily Herald.
10/8/08 – “CPS Chief refuses anti-violence award,” by Rosalind Rossi, Chicago Sun-Times.
10/7/08 – “ Letter to the editor: Can gangbangers get away with this?,” by Ronald Safer, Chicago Tribune.
10/1/08 – “Letter to the editor: Use common sense to regulate the flow of guns, by Father Pfleger, Chicago Sun Times.
9/24/08 – “Father Pfleger leads Anti-Gun Protest,” WBBM 780 Chicago.
9/12/08 – “Letter to the editor: Gun laws protect children,” by Zoe Gold, 13-years-old, Chicago Tribune.
8/21/08 – “Commentary: A gun in the home can lead to tragedy,” by Patrick Thompson, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, Chicago Daily Herald.
8/11/08 – “Murders rise 18 percent in city,” Chicago Sun-Times.
8/7/08 – “Commentary: Kids’ fears of violence are a call to action,” Chicago Sun-Times.
8/6/08 – “Letter to the editor: Gun Laws,” by Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune.
8/5/08 – “’How many of you know a friend or relative who has been shot at,” by Rosalind Rossi and Art Golab, Chicago Sun-Times.
8/5/08 – “Going after crimes – and guns,” by Gary Fields, Wall Street Journal.
7/29/08 – “Gun bans tumbling in suburbs, but not in Chicago,” by Rob Wildeboer, Chicago Public Radio.
7/27/08 – “New battles erupt over gun laws,” by Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune.
7/27/08 – “Chicago’s gun turn-in brings in weapons,” by Gerry Smith, Chicago Tribune.
7/27/08 – “Groups address city gun violence, disabilities,” ABC 7 Chicago.
7/25/08 – “Daley promises to fight to keep handgun ban,” by Denease Williams-Harris and Melissa Patterson, Chicago Tribune.
7/25/08 – “Activist fight to get guns off the streets,” CBS 2 Chicago.
7/24/08 – “Anti-violence rally held for slain W. Pullman teen,” ABC 7 Chicago.
7/19/08 – “Gun rulings spawns legal challenges by felons,” by Mark Sherman, Associated Press.
7/13/08 – “Hundreds gather at South Side gun violence protest,” by Rex Huppe, Chicago Tribune.
7/7/08 – “ Packing Protection or Packing Suicide Risk?,” by Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post.
7/6/08 – “Open Forum: Supreme Court decision ignores precedent, common sense,” by Julie Leftwich, Legal Community Against Violence, The San Francisco Chronicle.
7/6/08 – “The urge to end it all,” by Scott Anderson, The New York Times Magazine.
7/6/08 – “Editorial: Guns and Health,” by Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D., Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D., and Gregory D. Curfman, M.D., The New England Journal of Medicine.
7/2/08 – “Activists, pols disappointed by U.S. Supreme Court gun decision,” by Kathy Chaney, Chicago Defender.
6/29/08 – “Victims, survivors show need for more gun control,” by Kimberly Brehm, Southtown Star.
6/29/08 – “Jackson slams gun ruling, vows new effort,” by Erica Green, Chicago Sun Times.
6/27/08 – “Former Mayor Byrne sounds off on gun ruling,” WBBM Newsradio 780.
6/27/08 – “ Court blows away gun ban,” by Abdon Pallasch, Chicago Sun-Times.
6/27/08 – “NRA sues Chicago, three suburbs to repeal their firearms ban,” by Azam Ahmed, Chicago Tribune.
6/27/08 – “Daley rips gun ban double standard,” by Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times.
6/26/08 – “Many herald Supreme Court's ruling on gun ownership while others say they will continue to fight,” by Anita Szoke, Peoria Journal Star.
6/21/08 – “Deadly week yields call to end gun violence,” ABC 7 Chicago.
6/17/08 – “Anti-violence rally held after recent shootings,” ABC 7 Chicago.
6/14/08 – “Jackson leads protest at Lake Barrington manufacturer of semi-automatic weapons,” by Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune.
6/14/08 – “Prayer vigil today to protest Lake Barrington gun maker” by Chad Brooks, Chicago Daily Herald.
6/01/08 – “Chicago students march against gun violence,” ABC 7 Chicago.
5/30/08 – “Letter to the editor: State needs better gun laws,” by Nina Vinik, Chicago Sun Times.
5/30/08 – “Our opinion: Require that all gun thefts be reported,” Springfield State Journal-Register.
5/29/08 – “Editorial: Guns are not Christ’s way,” by Frank Wessling, Catholic Messenger.
5/24/08 – “Editorial: Enlist gun owners in cause of rational laws,” Chicago Daily Herald.
5/18/08 – “Chicago students deliver gun control petitions,” ABC 7 Chicago.
5/18/08 – “Students petition for tougher gun laws,” CBS 2 Chicago.
5/18/08 – “Petitioners ask for closure of gun loopholes,” WGN Radio News/Talk 720.
5/18/08 – “Thousands of area teens collect signatures for gun control,” CLTV Chicagoland’s Television.
5/15/08 – “Struggle continues to keep mentally ill away from guns,” by Liza Roche, Wilmette Life.
5/13/08 – “Mayor asks for help in ending violence,” Chicago Defender.
5/11/08 – “Police Supt. Weis admits murders are up from last year,” Chicago Sun Times.
5/08/08 – “Gun control advocates target state legislators,” by Madhu Krishnamurthy, Chicago Daily Herald.
5/08/08 – “Letter to the Editor: Misfire on guns,” by Josh Sugarman, Executive Director, Violence Policy Center, Chicago Tribune.
5/06/08 – “Anti-gun activism a memorial to slain son,” by Kathryn Lindsay Dobies, Medill Reports Chicago.
5/03/08 – “McNabb, Rice urge peace at Hall of Fame,” by Tina Akouris, Chicago Sun Times.
4/30/08 – “Illinois House passes gun-control measure,” by Jeffrey Meitrodt, Chicago Tribune.
4/28/08 – “Hidden Wounds of Violence,” by Deborah Shelton, Chicago Tribune.
4/26/08 – “Letter to the Editor: Disappointed in DuPage legislators,” by Nina Vinik, Chicago Daily Herald.
4/24/08 – “Letter to the Editor: Lack of civility at gun violence forum,” by Bob and Martha Selby, Chicago Daily Herald.
4/24/08 – “Daley calls for City Hall summit to curb gun violence,” by Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times.
4/22/08 – “Editorial: We can’t turn our backs on the violence that’s ravaging our city,” Chicago Sun-Times.
4/22/08 – “We need love, not weapons, to win this war,” by Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times.
4/19/08 – “Kirk urges crackdown on illegal guns,” Lake County News-Sun.
4/18/08 – “Seeking to close gun sale loopholes,” by Eric Peterson, Chicago Daily Herald.
4/17/08 – “Daly gun bill goes down,” by Ashley Wiehle, Chicago Tribune.

4/17/08 – “Gun rights rhetoric has familiar ring,” by Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune.
4/16/08 – “Gun control measure fails in Illinois House,” by Kurt Erickson, Bloomington Pantagraph.
4/15/08 – “ V.A. Tech shooting survivor speaks for gun control,” CBS 2 Chicago.
4/15/08 – “Gun control presentation sparks debate,” by Patrick Yeagle, DeKalb Northern Star.
4/15/08 – “Crowd split on gun laws,” by Jake Griffin, Chicago Daily Herald.
4/15/08 – “NIU gun violence forum prompts heated debate,” by Paige Winfield, Naperville Sun.
4/15/08 – “At state level, more attempts to limit guns,” by Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times.
4/15/08 – “Morrisey talks gun control,” by Aaron Chambers, Rockford Register Star.
4/11/08 – “Gun violence forum set for Naperville’s NIU campus,” by Jake Griffin, Chicago Daily Herald.
4/11/08 – “Editorial: Bill may have reduced gun violence opportunities,” DeKalb Northern Star.
4/10/08 – “Northwest suburban legislators consider gun-control proposals,” by Todd Shields, Edison-Norwood Times Review.
4/10/08 – “Ban on buying handguns postponed ,” by Jerry Burnes, DeKalb Northern Star.
4/08/08 – “Students lobby for tougher gun laws,” ABC 7 Chicago.
4/02/08 – “City students, officials hold rally to protest shootings as teen fatalities mount,” by Carlos Sodovi and Kayce Ataiyero, Chicago Tribune.
4/02/08 – “Teens rally against school violence,” by Rummana Hussein, Chicago Sun Times.
4/01/08 – “Editorial: Come out and rally for kids slain by guns,” Chicago Sun Times.
4/01/08 – “Empty desks symbolize lives lost to gun violence,” CNN.
4/01/08 – “300 rally for gun control following shooting death of Simeon student,” by Rummana Hussain, Chicago Sun Times.
4/01/08 – “Chicago students push for more gun control,” by Tara Burghart, Associated Press.
4/01/08 – “Teens to rally for gun laws,” by Carlos Sodovi and Azam Ahmed, Chicago Tribune.
3/12/08 – “Editorial: Take aim at guns,” Chicago Tribune.
3/11/08 – “Rally for tougher gun laws,” by Leah Hope, ABC 7 News, Chicago.
3/10/08 – “Dozens of students, activists march to protest student’s shooting,” WQAD, Moline.
3/8/08 – “Community pleads for end to gun violence,” ABC 7 Chicago.
3/8/08 – “Crane high school violence leads to rally Saturday,” by Rafael Romo, CBS 2 Chicago.
3/8/08 – “Daley calls for tougher gun laws during rally after student shot to death,” Chicago Tribune.
3/6/08 – “Letter to editor: Better way to honor victims,” The Bloomington Pantagraph.
3/5/08 – “Exigen un alto a la violencia,” by Jaime J. Reyes, Diario Hoy.
3/1/08 – “Letter to the editor: Let’s improve help for mentally ill,” Chicago Daily Herald.
3/1/08 – “Editorial: Gun Crazy,” New York Times.
2/28/08 – “Lawmakers look to tweak gun laws,” by Stephanie Sievers, The Ottawa Times.
2/28/08 – “Gun control bills advance in House,” by Stephanie Sievers, The Kankakee Daily Journal.
2/28/08 – “Firearm proposals back in the spotlight,” by Adriana Colindres, Peoria Journal Star.
2/28/08 – “House panel OKs two gun-control bills,” by Adriana Colindres, Springfield State Journal Register.
2/28/08 – “Legislators push gun control agenda in wake of NIU tragedy,” by Paul Storer, Catholic Explorer.
2/28/08 – “Candidates quiet on gun issues,” by Ronald Safer, Chicago Tribune.
2/28/08 – “FOID card fee eyed for hike,” by Kurt Erickson, Pantagraph.
2/25/08 – “Letter to the Editor: British crime stats show stiff gun restrictions cut carnage,” Chicago Sun Times.
2/21/08 – “Letter to the Editor: Stop the gun violence,” Northwest Herald.
2/20/08 – “Letters to the Editor: Gun laws spur mass killings, Yes, guns are the problem, and Perspective needed,” Chicago Sun Times.
2/20/08 – “Chicago mayor, others seek stricter gun-control laws,” Chicago Tribune.
2/20/08 – “Daley cites NIU, Tinley Park in annual gun-control push,” by George Washburn, Chicago Tribune.
2/20/08 – “Letters to the Editor: A risky freedom,” Chicago Tribune.
2/20/08 –Letters to the Editor: Handgun control,” Chicago Tribune.
2/20/08 –On heels of tragedy at NIU, Daley calls for tougher gun rules statewide,” by Erica Green, Medill Reports.
2/19/08 – “Daley unveils annual gun control legislation,” by Fran Speilman, Chicago Sun Times.
2/19/08 – “Stiffer gun-control measures endorsed by Mayor Daley,” by George Washburn, Chicago Tribune.
2/18/08 – “School Shootings The Result Of Crisis Of Masculinity, Gun Culture, Professor Argues,” Science Daily.
2/17/08 – “A call for more gun control laws,” by Marni Pyke, Daily Herald.
2/17/08 – “Commentary: Target the guns,” Chicago Sun Times.

2/17/08 – “We must do more to control guns,” by Carol Marin, Chicago Sun Times.

2/17/08 – “Angry parents push for gun control,” by Jo Napolitano, Chicago Tribune.

2/17/08 – “Letters to the Editor: Seeking answers, Uncivilized acts, Repeat massacre, Stricter laws, and Obtaining guns,” Chicago Tribune.

2/16/08 – “Legislators jump on gun control issue,” by Adriana Colinders, Doug Finke, and Meagan Sexton, Springfield State Journal Register.

2/16/08 – “Angry parents push for gun control,” by Jo Napolitano, Chicago Tribune.

1/2/08 – Gun maker expects to complete move in Spring, by Kurt Allemeier, Quad City Times

12/15/07 - Letter to the editor: Shootings show need for sensible gun control laws, by Dr. John Bertsche, The Pantagraph

12/12/07 – Suburban gun shops at close range, by Chuck Goudie, ABC7 Chicago News

11/29/07 – Stricter Gun law Aims to Curb Violence, WBBM Newsradio Chicago

11/29/07 – Suffredin Unveils Ordinance to Reign in Gun Shops, Reuters

11/27/07 – Gun control not a partisan issue for some lawmakers, by Burt Constable, The Daily Herald

11/22/07 – Algonquin chief to be 3rd to receive award, by David Fitzgerald, Northwest Herald

11/15/07 – Letter to the Editor: Gun violence is an epidemic , by Thomas Vanden Berk, Brady Campaign and Brady Chicago Committee, The Chicago Tribune

11/13/07 - How young is too young to use a gun? Fox News Chicago

10/28/07 – With no permit, activists rally at gun shop again, by Emma Graves Fitzsimmons, the Chicago Tribune

10/26/07 - Harris on mission to stop gun violence on streets, by Larry Mayer, ChicagoBears.com

10/24/07 - Chicago Public Schools students pledge to fight gun violence, by Jessica Bobula, Medill Reports Chicago

10/19/07 – Op-Ed by Thom Mannard, ICHV: Six hundred guns in one residence?, Daily Herald

10/15/07 – As slayings of cops rise, a new brutality surfaces, by Kevin Johnson, USA Today

9/25/07 – Let’s pry open those cold, dead hands, by Laura Washington, USA In These Times

9/20/07 – City leaders, police working to reduce gun violence, ABC 7 Chicago

9/19/07 – Kirk Backs Gun Control, on Chicago Public Radio.

9/19/07 – An Interview with Representative Mark Kirk on The International Association of Chiefs of Police recently released report - Stemming the Gun Violence, Chicago Public Radio

6/13/2007 – “Silent Rally Against Gun Violence,” WBBM News Radio Chicago

6/07/2007 – “Mayor Outraged By Lack of Gun Laws,” on NBC 5

4/26/07 – "An Accounting of Daily Gun Deaths”, The New York Times

4/20/07 – "Gun-Violence Tragedy Requires Significant Philanthropic Response”, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Press Contacts:

Mark Walsh
Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
773-209-1002
mark@icpgv.org