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Gun Violence Prevention Media Coverage
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6/21/08 Deadly week yields call to end gun violence, ABC 7
Chicago.
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6/17/08 Anti-violence rally held after recent shootings, ABC 7
Chicago.
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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.
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6/01/08 Chicago
students march against gun violence, ABC 7 Chicago.
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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.
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5/29/08 Editorial:
Guns are not Christs 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
Chicagolands 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 cant turn our backs on the violence thats 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 Napervilles 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 students 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: Lets 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.
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2/21/08
Letter
to the Editor: Stop the gun violence, Northwest Herald.
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2/20/08
Letters to the Editor: Gun laws spur mass killings, Yes, guns are the
problem, and Perspective needed, Chicago Sun Times.
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2/20/08
Chicago mayor, others seek stricter gun-control laws, Chicago
Tribune.
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2/20/08
Daley cites NIU, Tinley Park in annual gun-control push, by George
Washburn, Chicago Tribune.
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2/20/08
Letters to the Editor: A risky freedom, Chicago Tribune.
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2/20/08
Letters to the Editor: Handgun control, Chicago Tribune.
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2/20/08
On heels of tragedy at NIU, Daley calls for tougher gun rules
statewide, by Erica Green, Medill Reports.
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2/19/08
Daley unveils annual gun control legislation, by Fran Speilman,
Chicago Sun Times.
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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
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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
Lets 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:
Nina Vinik Legal Community Against Violence 847-733-1855
nina@lcav.org
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