How the NRA Aids and Abets Criminals | Building Background Knowledge
“We ain't got a registration system. Ain't nobody registering no damn guns.” This is from the mouth Charlie Houser, a federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. This is the central problem the ramifications of which are explored in "Inside the Federal Bureau Of Way Too Many Guns" an article in the lastest edition of GQ by Jeanne Marie Laskas with photos by Matthew Monteith. Ms. Laskas continues, "There is no national database of guns. We have no centra
GAG Hits Nation's Capital in Double-Header Demonstrations to Break the Chain of Death
In what was one of Gays Against Guns most beautiful, significant, and collaborative actions yet, GAG members from the New York, New Jersey and Washington DC chapters joined forces with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the National Action Network (NAN) at the “Unity Rally and 72 Days of Action on Gun Violence” and then staged its own moving, direct action in Washington DC on Saturday, August 27. The Unity Rally and 72 Days of Action on Gun Violence The rally, org
Horrifying Mass Shooting Anniversary Profiled by CBS Sunday Morning | Building Background Knowledge
The CBS weekly magazine series "CBS Sunday Morning" commemorated the 50th Anniversary of one of the first and most memorable mass shootings in American history. The shooting, which occurred on August 1, 1966, took place at the University of Texas when Charles Joseph Whitman, a 25 year old former Marine and rifleman, ascended to the top of the campus's iconic clock tower and began shooting people below. Whitman had, earlier that day, already murdered his wife and mother. Ulti
Critical Mass? Gun Control Movement Has Been Building for a While | Building Background Knowledge
The Gun Control Movement in America has been growning for some time now. It's even been growning in conservative areas. After the disgusting April, 2013 Senate vote defeating small but sensible federal gun control legislation while families of slain Sandy Hook victims sat in the gallery, "...[S]omething unexpected happened." writes Alec MacGillis in his May, 2013 article for the New Republic called "This Is How the NRA Ends: A bigger, richer, meaner gun-control movement has
GAG's Lee Zeldin Protest Reported on Long Island 12 TV News Broadcast
GAG's July 4th protest in Patchogue against Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin, sponsor of the toothless and useless NRA backed gun legislation, was reported on Long Island 12 TV News. The full profile can be seen at the link below: http://longisland.news12.com/news/anti-gun-violence-protesters-call-out-rep-zeldin-1.12003524 Additional Demonstration Video Courtesy of GAG Reel: #LeeZeldin #HouseofRepresentatives #NewsCoverage #FederalGunSafetyLaws #Politics #NRA
NRA Video Primer | Building Background Knowledge
"Knowledge is Power" the saying goes, and the playlist below, from the award-winning documentary consortium "Fronline", will provide that knowledge. It will likely also boil your blood. "FRONTLINE investigates the power and the politics of the NRA. We'll take you inside the politics of America's gun debate, its political evolution and influence, and how it has consistently succeeded in defeating new gun control legislation." Watch the full length versions at: http://www.pbs
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