[Gun Violence\Chicago]
Mayor Lightfoot: “Each of us has a role to play in reducing violence. Today, we’re joining students, parents and community leaders from across Chicago in a rallying cry to say enough of the shootings, the guns and the violence in our neighborhoods.”
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[Gun Violence\Control]
Rep. Barbara Lee: “Every day, more and more people across the country are victimized by gun violence…“The fact that – until recently – experts couldn’t even research gun violence because the NRA and gun lobby forbid it is despicable.”
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[Gun Control Legislation\Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act]
Rep. Johnson: “I commend Sen. Warren for taking bold action to address the scourge of gun violence in our nation, and I’m proud to introduce its companion in the House.The Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act will save lives.”
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[Gun Violence\Jersey City]
Former Arizona Rep Gabrielle Giffords: “Yesterday, our hearts broke for a Jersey City neighborhood terrorized by gunfire…We also can’t shy away from the fact that tragedies like these keep happening.”
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[Entertainment News\Music]
As a tribute to Tee Jay and those that tragically died alongside him, Jevin has created an extraordinary track, “Still Holding On”. The heartfelt lyrics take on the economic devastation of Dayton that served as a background to the shooting.
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[Gun Violence]
Attorney General Letitia James: “In New York, we restricted large-capacity magazines because they put our communities at great risk and we have a responsibility and a right to protect our residents. We will do everything in our power to uphold these critical and commonsense public safety measures and prevent gun violence.”
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[Entertainment News\Theater]
On Wednesday, Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams will join a cast including Cynthia Nixon, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Chinaza Uche, and Marjolaine Goldsmith for a performance of The King Lear Project with Theater of War Productions.
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[Gun Control News]
Sen. Schumer: “It really is a shame that despite the recent shootings, the human tragedies and the overwhelming cries by the American people for Congress to act on gun violence, that I have to stand here and admit we all need to keep the pressure on. Today, I am announcing that we in the Senate will not be silent when Mitch McConnell and the administration need us to be. We will be vociferous, and next week in the Senate we will demand a vote on meaningful and commonsense reforms, like fixing our broken background check law.”
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