(FN Herstal Five-seveN armor-piercing semiautomatic pistol).
President Obama Has Authority To Ban “Cop-Killer” Handgun Used At Fort Hood Shooting Massacre
- Press Release: Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call On President Obama To Use Executive Authority To Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used In Fort Hood Attack.
- Gun Violence Prevention Movement’s Letter To President Obama.
- U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee Calls Ft. Hood Shootings ‘Terrorism.’
- New England Advocates Say Expand Homeland Security Hearings On Fort Hood Massacre To Include Mass Shootings In All U.S. Locations.
- Sen. Schumer: Gun Laws Lacking With Fort Hood Suspect.
- NPR: Major Hasan’s Supervisor Warned Army In 2007.
- December 2008 VPC Report, Big Boomers, Details Threat Posed by Handguns Such as the FN Herstal Five-seveN That Can Penetrate Body Armor.
Advocacy and Community Spotlight
- Watch Video: Colin Goddard, a Virgina Tech Survivor Shot 4 Times, Urges Congress To Close the Gun Show Loophole.
- Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence: Interfaith Prayer Vigil Remembers Homicide Victims and Survivors.
- Chicago Schools Get New Tool In Fight Against Youth Violence.
A new program announced Wednesday, seeks to stem youth violence in Chicago schools by reaching out to students through sports and counseling. It hopes to become a national model.
New Violence Policy Center Web Site: CCW Killers
- Press Release: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed 8 Law Enforcement Officers, 77 Private Citizens Over Two and a Half Year Period According to New On-Line Resource That Tallies News Reports of CCW Killings.
- OH: Journal News Editorial On CCW Killers: Tracking a Bad Law’s Aftermath.
News
- CBS News: Federal Court: Criminal Record May Not Prevent Gun Ownership.
- New York Times Profile Of a Young Teen With a Gun: “A Bullet Takes a Toll in the Bronx.”
- Mother Jones: Photo Essay Remembering Murdered Loved Ones.
- Michael Scott: Chicago’s School Board Chief’s Handgun Suicide Stuns City.
- New York Times Political Memo: GOP Governors Tilt Away From Social Issues.
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of a Wisconsin man barred from owning firearms because of his criminal record, ruling the lifetime prohibition may violate Americans’ Second Amendment rights and calling into question the future of a 13-year old gun control law.
There was little talk of the divisive social and political issues that Mr. Bush and Mr. Rove embraced as a way to attract independent and moderate Democratic voters and build a lasting Republican majority….. there was barely a whisper about abortion, gay marriage or gun control….
Republican leaders said the tenor of the discussion also reflected the recognition that social issues no longer carried the punch they once might have.
