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The seven-backpack solution: Sign the background-check petition

September 3, 2013 Renee Shur Activism, Campaigns, Crime/Violence, Guns Leave a comment

Are you one of the 90% of Americans who support common-sense, comprehensive background checks on all gun sales? If you are, how about taking

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5 gun regulations that even NRA members support

December 17, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Crime/Violence, Good government, Guns, Politics, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Yes, Virginia, there can be a conversation about gun control. Think Progress has identified five regulations that NRA members have said they support. According

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Campaign against illegal guns goes on the road

March 3, 2011 Renee Shur Congress, Crime/Violence, Government, Violence Leave a comment

The coalition of 550 Mayors Against Illegal Guns is on the road to your community. The Democratic and Republican mayors who hail from states

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A video the gun lobby doesn’t want you to see

February 24, 2011 Renee Shur Crime/Violence, Government, Violence 2 comments

I just got this video from Mayors Against Illegal Guns. It’s the  most effective advocacy I’ve ever seen. “Every day, 34 American families say

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Why can’t we get real about illegal guns?

February 16, 2011 Renee Shur Congress, Government, Violence, Widgets: Guns Leave a comment

With polling numbers showing that a majority of Americans support sensible, effective measures like those proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, why is it

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Mayors vs. illegal guns

February 15, 2011 Renee Shur Crime/Violence, Violence Leave a comment

Another senseless mass killing has put the issue of gun control and illegal guns front and center in the public debate.  Sadly, we’ve been

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