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The Human and Economic Toll of Gun Violence is Staggering
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The Human and Economic Toll of Gun Violence is Staggering

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentOctober 3, 2019

The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called “staggering.” For instance, in 2017, for the first time, the rate of firearm deaths exceeded the death rate by motor vehicle accidents. Nearly 40,000 people were killed in the United States by a gun in 2017, including approximately 2,500 school-age children – or more than 100 people per day and more than five children murdered each day. Sixty percent of gun deaths each year are firearm suicides, researchers said.

Cory Booker Hosts Roundtable on Gun Violence Prevention
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Cory Booker Hosts Roundtable on Gun Violence Prevention

Lauren Floyd, Staff WriterAugust 29, 2019

2020 Presidential Candidate Cory Booker made the most of his visit to Los Angeles last week, participating in a roundtable discussion centered on gun violence prevention. The panel included Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti, Black Lives Matter L.A. Activist Paula Minor, Moms Demand Action California chapter co-lead Samantha Dorf, gun violence survivor Cindy Montana and actor Stephen Bishop. The discussion was held at Vector.90 in South L.A., a creative working space co-founded by the late rapper, Nipsey Hussle.

Nipsey Hussle, Gun Violence and the Big Business of Weapons
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Nipsey Hussle, Gun Violence and the Big Business of Weapons

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentApril 12, 2019

Guns contributed more than $52 billion to the U.S. economy and generated over $6.8 billion in federal and state taxes in 2018, according to a new WalletHub study that compared the economic impact of guns on each of the 50 states to determine which among them leans most heavily on the gun business, both directly for jobs and political contributions and indirectly through ownership.

Congressman Hastings Introduces Bill Providing Family Assistance to Victims of School Employees Killed in an Acts of Violence
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Congressman Hastings Introduces Bill Providing Family Assistance to Victims of School Employees Killed in an Acts of Violence

Sentinel News WireMarch 13, 2019

Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) has introduced the Teacher Victims’ Family Assistance Act of 2019, legislation providing assistance to the immediate family of a K-12 teacher or other school employees killed in an act of violence, while performing school duties. Joining Hastings as original co-sponsors include: Reps. Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Susan Wild (D-PA) (Please find attached a copy of the bill): “With the responsibility of protecting students in addition to educating them, teachers are too often the casualties of horrendous acts of violence.” said Congressman Hastings. “In the 2018 school year alone, there were 24 school shooting incidents. These disturbing

Dr. King, Northridge Quake and Current Times
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Dr. King, Northridge Quake and Current Times

January 16, 2019

  It was early morning January 17, 1994 when California’s Northridge earthquake struck, killing more than 60, and injuring more than 9,000. Damage was widespread.     After the shock of it all, I remember thinking that since it happened on the Martin Luther King holiday; Dr. King was stirring in his grave for still the injustices and the inequalities that he spoke of in his famous “I Have A Dream” speech.   When we look around today and see all the senseless gun violence, the deception, lying, cheating and disrespect that are so blatant and rampant; we can still