Last month, Drew Lindsay, a Senior Writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy, wrote an in-depth and data-driven piece on this movement, now termed the “gun-violence prevention movement,” and how it is achieving what couldn’t be done before. “More than seven in 10 Americans surveyed in August— including half of Republicans — said gun laws should […]
On Feb. 15, the United States learned of yet another deadly shooting, this time at a manufacturing plant in Aurora, Illinois. 45-year-old Gary Martin, who was recently let go by the plant, fired a handgun at employees and police officers, killing five employees and wounding five police officers. Our hearts go out to the victims […]
Last Saturday morning, during a peaceful Shabbat service at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life * Or L’Simcha Congregation, 11 innocent lives were lost. A man opened fire inside the Synagogue yelling, “All Jews must die.” Gunman Robert Bowers was armed with an assault rifle and at least three handguns, attacking for 20 minutes straight. The deadly assault killed 11 people and injured […]
On Saturday, March 24, an estimated 800,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand an end to gun violence during March For Our Lives. Organized by the survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the D.C. march was the largest of more than 800 around the world and crowded […]
The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, which killed 17 students and faculty and injured 17 others, was yet another devastating moment in the chronology of mass shootings here in the United States. The shooting hits close to home for Liz Fiorentino, a Menlo Park art director and mother […]
The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, which killed 17 students and faculty and injured 17 others, was yet another devastating moment in the chronology of mass shootings here in the United States. The shooting hits close to home for Liz Fiorentino, a Menlo Park art director and mother […]
On Feb. 14, a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people. The accused, Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at Stoneman Douglas, is believed to have legally purchased the AR-15 used to carry out the attack, despite his history of violence and mental illness. This tragedy marks […]
