Gun control could reduce shootings by police, too

This weekend, marches took place across the country regarding gun violence in the United States and protesting a lack of action to address it. Pardeep Kaleka, whose father and five others were fatally shot at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, in August 2012, also spoke. Some schools have expressed concerns about the idea, but he said they are pushing ahead with plans for students to gather and talk about their ideas. “We continue to see awful events that don’t result in thoughtful and substantive changes that make guns less” accessible to people who would use them to kill.

More: Thousands of students staged a walkout and marched across the U.S. What’s next? It allows people who already have them to keep them, but bars buying and selling of the guns after the ban takes effect.

The Chicago event began with a series of student speakers followed by poetry, music and dance performances.

Mayou called the rally and march a success. Some trailed off while others returned to Union Park, as scheduled by organizers.

Local moms are banding together, speaking out against gun violence.

Singer Jennifer Hudson said on Twitter that she was “proud to stand with these courageous students”, joining other celebs at the event including Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Common.

Jack McDevitt, a Northeastern University criminologist, said he was skeptical the marches would lead to tougher gun laws, given the influence of the NRA and other gun-rights groups.

McQueen’s teacher, Nancy Zook, stood in the front row to support her student. “It’s time [for change]”, activist Louisa Holmes said.

Numerous adults on the ballot this year have certainly failed to do anything about gun violence.

The article states 2,500 teachers and staff responded; 40 percent said guns in the classroom would not make a difference; this 40 percent is therefore neutral and not added to the favorable or unfavorable side of the issue. Yes, believe it or not, it could be rearing its head in this debate, as some are asking whether the anti-gun movement if it’s “too white”. “I don’t want [my son] to have to go through that”. “If gun control don’t include police and your protesting doesn’t include innocent black people, I do not want it!” tweeted @frankpuddles. The Bloomberg group, in turn, is backing a “Students Demand Action” initiative and made up to $2.5 million in grants available to fund “sibling marches” outside of the primary event in D.C. “Those survivors are the ones who started this movement”, she said. Since then, Latiker said 3,000 people have been impacted since its beginning. The gun control movement has gained some serious momentum across the nation, and I like what I see.

In American society today, many people have bought into the notion that man, not God, is the measure of all things. Helene Duta, 34, was a student at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in 2008 when a shooter opened fire.

Youth Commission member and group moderator Tatiana Amaya, 17, a junior at Mastery Charter’s Shoemaker campus, had an uncle who was shot and killed a year ago.

“BlackRock didn’t wake up one morning and say, ‘We are going to take a different approach to investing, it’s the right thing to do, ‘ ” he said.

“After a shooting, your sense of security is just blasted”, Duta said.

Hoffman said he is partly motivated because Parkland, home to the mass shooting that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was developed by his company, WCI. Duta said the aftermath of a tragedy is unlike anything else. “The adults in the room have let you down”, she said. “As a student, you feel targeted by all the gun violence”.

“I just feel like we’re on our own”, she said. Adept at social media messaging and uncowed by the lies and threats used by the gunmakers and their allies to beat back any perceived threat to their economic bottom line, these high-schoolers have gone on the offensive.

Even then, President Trump could veto any bill that doesn’t have overwhelming legislative support, and given his abrupt turnaround on gun control after meeting with NRA lobbyists a few weeks ago, we’d say that’s pretty likely.