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Know Your State Gun Laws
Each State is different in handgun laws. Staying up to date with your local or traveling gun laws is important. Free and Easy Guide to knowing your State Gun Laws.
PBS: When black death goes viral, it can trigger PTSD-like trauma
Image at PBS – A protestor is detained by NYPD officers as people protest the killing of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile during a march in New York City. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters. In July of 2016, Kenya Downs published and extensive article on When black...
Two boys bring light to things when they event ways to use light!
TWO KID ENTREPRENEURS INVENT NEW WAY TO PLACE LIGHT ON YOUR SNEAKERS East Stroudsburg, PA (BlackNews.com) -- At the age where many kids decide to cut grass, rake leaves or shovel snow to make a few dollars, 10-year old Micaiah Brown along with his 12-year old brother...
Survivors Speak 2016 Conference
This conference was about Remembering Victims of Violence. Being a victim or survivor of crime can cause psychological pain or trauma. Sharing our stories is a vital part of healing and community, but it is important to notice how these powerful stories affect us. The...
Victims of separate shootings in Richmond Saturday in critical condition
Two victims of separate shootings in Richmond on Saturday are in critical condition, Richmond police Lt. Andre Hill said. The first shooting occurred just before 2:50 p.m., when California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of a collision on westbound...
Chicago cops shoot and kill two people – and then say that one was an accident.
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Texas ‘Responsible Gun Owner’ Shoots 6-Year-Old In Spine After Family Makes Wrong Turn
When Texas governor Greg Abbott said that Texans should “be tolerant” of anyone they see with a handgun in light of the state’s recent decision to allow concealed carry permit holders to openly display their sidearms, one thing he didn’t think about is that every...
Vigil at Fruitvale BART Station marks 7th anniversary of Oscar Grant shooting
OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - Hundreds of people gathered Friday outside the Fruitvale BART Station where a police officer killed Oscar Grant seven years ago. They demanded an end to what they call an epidemic of deaths at the hands of police. "Unless we really get in and...
In Georgia (and 28 other states), gun deaths outnumber car deaths
Georgians are now more likely to be killed by a gun than a car crash — just like the majority of states in the country. In fact, gun deaths, including suicides, increased in all but five states and the District of Columbia between 2003 and 2013, while traffic...
Burglar Shoots at Greenville Police Chief At His Home
Shots were fired during a burglary at Greenville Police Chief, Ken Miller’s home last month according to Miller. Chief Miller says his dogs made him aware someone was in the house. He says he went downstairs into the walk-in basement and confronted the intruder...