Tag: gun violence
Chicago Rejects Call for More Police by Electing Johnson as Mayor
Progressive candidate Brandon Johnson won a tightly contested election on April 4 to be ...
US and Mexico Plan Joint Crackdown on Fentanyl, Illicit Gun Supplies
The United States and Mexico will soon announce an agreement to further target both ...
The Case for Prohibition—and Its Violence—as UN Rights Breach
It’s well documented that banning drugs leads to violence. But a new paper, published ...
Why the Cannabis-and-Guns Question Has Judges “All Over the Place”
On February 3, a federal court ruled that a federal statute preventing people who ...
Honduras Police Mobilization Promises More Human Rights Abuses
On November 24, Honduras President Xiomara Castro declared a state of emergency in response ...
Efforts to Expand Community Violence Intervention in Wisconsin
Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, has suffered record homicides for three years in ...
Progressives Nix Dem Leaders’ Bid to Boost Police Funding Via Assault Weapons Ban
On July 29, the US House of Representatives passed an assault weapons ban, the ...
Does Gun Control Have to Mean a “War on Guns”?
On June 25, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ...
Gun Control Needed But No Panacea, Say Chicago Experts After Dem Forum
On October 2, a marathon Democratic gun violence forum, featuring nine of the presidential ...
