by Hollye Dexter | Apr 11, 2013 | Brady Campaign, gun control, Gun reform, gun regulation, gun violence, How to help Newtown, Moms Demand Action, Newtown, Sandy Hook shooting
I know you’re overwhelmed. Bad news is screaming at you every time you turn on the TV or radio. The gun violence stories are frightening and they make you sad… You’ve got a job, and worries, and kids or pets or older parents to take care of and you’re thinking…I feel...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 19, 2012 | aspergers, assault weapons, ban on assault weapons, gun control, gun regulation, gun violence, mass shootings, mental illness, Sandy Hook shooting
FACTS: FACT: There are more than 58,000 gunshops in this country. There are fewer than 20,000 Starbucks in the whole world. – Kai Rysdall, NPR FACT: The United States has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world — an average of 88 per 100 people. 60...
by Hollye Dexter | Jul 28, 2012 | Aurora shootings, ban assault weapons, gun control, gun regulation, James Holmes
Fact:Every day in America, thirty-three people are murdered with guns. In Japan (where there are gun control laws) there were seven gun-related deaths in 2010. Seven. In a YEAR.Here’s a quip floating around on bumper stickers (and facebook), “Guns don’t’ kill people....