Tag: Gun Control

  • ‘Get Help, Not Guns’: Teen Producers PSA

    As the nation cobbles together legislation to prevent tragedies like the Newtown shooting, youth in California are weighing in. Students throughout the state contributed to a video produced and circulated by The California Endowment that “demands a plan” to bring more social and mental health services to schools in an effort to solve gun violence.…

  • Healing 44th Street: Resident Advocates for Stricter Federal Gun Laws

    By Alison St. John A group called “People for a Safe Community” held a community event Saturday to call for more stringent gun laws at the federal level. Rick McCoy Jr., whose 18-year-old son was shot dead last year, spoke at the event. “You can’t just sit at home and think, ‘Oh yeah, that happened…