gun violence

Another Bloody Chicago Weekend: At Least 9 Dead, Another 32 Wounded in Shootings Across the City

Nick Kangadis
July. 15. 2019
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While at least 41 people being shot over a weekend might seem like a lot to the average person, the number is actually less than some recent weekend numbers for this city.

Chicago: 56 People Shot Over Weekend, Despite CPD Report Citing 'Four-Year' Shooting Low

Nick Kangadis
July. 1. 2019
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Four people died as a result of their wounds.

Chicago: At least 85 People Shot in 7-Day Span Despite Escalation in Illegal Gun Removal

Nick Kangadis
June. 10. 2019
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This past weekend saw at least 41 people shot, with three of the victims dying from their wounds.

More People Shot in Chicago This Weekend Than Previous Three-Day Weekend: At Least 52 Shot, 8 Dead

Nick Kangadis
June. 3. 2019
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More people were shot in Chicago this past weekend than the previous weekend, which had an extra day because of the Memorial Day holiday.

'Unacceptable State of Affairs': At Least 43 People Shot During Memorial Day Weekend in Chicago, Despite 1,200 Extra Officers

Nick Kangadis
May. 28. 2019
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“That is just an unacceptable state of affairs,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

Whoops: Schumer Uses Parkland Suicides to Slam 'Gun Violence,' Misnames One of the Victims

Brittany M. Hughes
March. 25. 2019
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Never one to waste a good crisis, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spared no time seizing on the recent suicide deaths of two Parkland students and a Sandy Hook victim's father to...

Disgusting! CNN Parkland Town Hall Given Walter Cronkite Award for 'Excellence in...Journalism'

Nick Kangadis
March. 20. 2019
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"The lengths @CNNPR went to inflame emotions & exploit pain to *put on a show* is inexcusable, shameful, & it’s grotesque they’re celebrating getting an “award” for their conduct," Dana...

Kirsten Gillibrand Says Gun Manufacturers Want to Sell Guns to Teens, Terrorists & Mentally Ill

Nick Kangadis
March. 19. 2019
925 views

"Because the gun manufacturers only care about gun sales, they oppose the common sense reform that can save lives," Gillibrand said.

The Media Fawned Over Jussie Smollett, But Ignored a 1-Year-Old Chicago Boy Shot in the Head

Brittany M. Hughes
February. 21. 2019
2.7k views

The media doesn't care about anything that they can't use as a political weapon to push their agenda.

Chicago PD Superintendent: 'I Just Wish the Families of Gun Violence In This City Got This Much Attention'

Brittany M. Hughes
February. 21. 2019
6.8k views

"Celebrities, news commentators and even presidential candidates weighed in on something that was choreographed by an actor," he continued.

Cuomo: Dead Americans 'Convenient' for Republicans to Push Border Wall

Kristine Marsh
February. 8. 2019
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Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida appeared on Cuomo Prime Time Thursday evening to give his side of the story, after CNN spent all day demonizing him as trying to throw out a Parkland victim’s father...

Boston Mayor Wants to Make it Mandatory For Doctors to Know if You Own Guns

Ferlon Webster, Jr.
January. 14. 2019
22.2k views

Most people we know have had a visit or two with a doctor. The visit usually goes along the lines of the doctor asking questions like: How are you feeling? What’s concerning you? Have you had a fever...

FACT: More People In the U.S. Are Killed By Criminal Aliens Each Year Than Are Shot to Death With AR-15s

Brittany M. Hughes
January. 11. 2019
16.3k views

Facts, pure and simple.

Meet the Rabbi Who Offers Firearm Training to Rabbis and Congregants For Self-Defense

Ferlon Webster, Jr.
November. 1. 2018
339 views

After 11 people were killed by a gunman at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Oct. 27, there has been much talk of whether houses of worship should have armed guards.

Missoula, Mont. City Council Passes Emergency Ordinance Banning Guns in Most Public Places

Nick Kangadis
October. 17. 2018
4.8k views

KGVO reported that the firearms ban is applicable for “all polling places, schools, parks, museums, libraries and the city council chambers.”

Levi Strauss Announces New Company-Wide Anti-Gun Campaign

Brittany M. Hughes
September. 5. 2018
10.3k views

The president of Levi Strauss & Co. – a company that makes jeans, to remind – announced Tuesday he's launching a company-wide effort against guns and gun violence, including partnering with...

Only Two Suspects Have Been Charged After Chicago's 'Most Violent' Weekend in 2018

Nick Kangadis
August. 27. 2018
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The shootings took place over the August 3rd weekend.

3-Year-Old Boy Among 60 Shot in Chicago's Second Bloodiest Weekend This Year

Brittany M. Hughes
August. 20. 2018
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As of Monday morning, local police had only arrested three people in connection with the five-dozen shootings that marked the second bloodiest weekend so far in Chicago this year.

6 People Murdered, 38 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings

Nick Kangadis
July. 23. 2018
1.6k views

If the number of homicides that happened over the weekend stays at six, it will make 282 homicides in Chicago this year alone.

Shooting in Toronto's Greektown Neighborhood Leaves Two Dead, 12 Injured

Nick Kangadis
July. 23. 2018
1.4k views

Tragedy struck our neighbors to the North late Sunday evening when a gunman opened fire in Toronto’s Greektown neighborhood.