Gun control

BALTIMORE, MD (August 28, 2007) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that James Randolph Krenzer, 43, of Brooklyn, was sentenced in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to six months in jail for illegal possession of a regulated firearm. Judge Phillip T. Caroom sentenced Krenzer to 30 months incarceration with all but six months suspended and five years probation, and ordered him to forfeit his guns. Krenzer, who had previously been convicted of second degree assault, is prohibited by Maryland and federal law from possessing firearms.    » read more »

Unveils Major Legislative Package to Fight Crime, Get Illegal Guns off the Streets

August 21, 2007 -- MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today announced new efforts to keep Milwaukee safe. The Milwaukee anti-crime legislative package will fight crime and get illegal guns off the street by closing loopholes, improving information sharing with law enforcement, and using advanced technology to improve crime tracking.    » read more »

More Than 20 Simultaneous Protests Across America on the Anniversary of Dr. King’s March on Washington

8/16/2007 -- Washington, DC – In response to rising violence in Chicago and nationwide, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., founder and president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, has called for a national day of protest against illegal guns.    » read more »

Two More Gun Dealers Enter into Settlements Consistent With Prior Agreements; Judge Finds City Has Right to Hold Dealers Accountable for Harm Caused To New Yorkers

August 17, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that two additional gun dealers named in the New York City's lawsuits against 27 dealers caught selling illegally have agreed to settlements with the City, bringing the total number of gun dealer settlements to 14.    » read more »

In Letter, Sens. Say New Jersey Needs "Every Possible Instrument...to Combat Violent Crime"

August 16, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) sent a letter to Michael Sullivan, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, calling on him to clarify his agreement with New Jersey state officials in sharing crime gun trace information.    » read more »

Arrests, Searches Part of Ongoing Nationwide Initiative Targeting the “Outlaws”

August 15, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – Sixteen members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges including violent crime in aid of racketeering, illegal drug distribution and gun violations, the Department of Justice announced today.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- “Today’s ruling in Brooklyn federal court by the Hon. Jack Weinstein is a significant victory in the City’s campaign against illegal guns.

Today’s decision affirms that New York’s Courts do indeed have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit against out of state gun dealers whose guns most often end up in the hands of criminals. And it shows that cities can hold those who cause harm to innocent people and the police who protect us accountable.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine, along with Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Mark Potter, Attorney General Anne Milgram and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Rick Fuentes today announced a historic agreement between New Jersey and the ATF that will allow the state to more effectively trace the sources of illegal firearms through real-time electronic access to the ATF's e-Trace system.    » read more »

August 13, 2007 -- NEOSHO - Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today traveled to Neosho to meet with local and state law enforcement officials following yesterday’s fatal shooting at the First Congregational Church.    » read more »

August 7, 2007 -- In a ceremony at the East Haven Police Department today, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed a bill to require gun owners to report their lost or stolen guns within 72 hours of discovering them missing.    » read more »

Require States To Submit Information To National Database; Would Require Mental Health Information Be Turned Over to the Feds and Shared Between State to Ensure Guns are Not Sold to Dangerous Individuals; Had This Practice Already Been In Place, the Tragic Shooting at Virginia Tech Might Have Been Prevented

August 2, 2007 -- Today, Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that a school safety legislative package including his plan to tighten background checks for gun purchasers made its first step towards becoming law.    » read more »

Federal budget cuts threaten program that distributes free child safety locks

August 1, 2007 -- An effort that has distributed nearly 220,000 child safety gun locks in Kansas is being threatened by federal budget cuts.

That’s not right, says Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson, and he is calling on Congress and the President to protect kids by restoring support for the program.    » read more »

Sens. Menendez, Lautenberg and Clinton decry failure to strike language known as Tiahrt Amendment in House Appropriations Subcommittee

July 12, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) denounced the failure to strike language restricting gun data, commonly known as the Tiahrt Amendment, in the House Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee markup today.    » read more »

Campaign Highlights New Penalties Part of Toughest Illegal Gun Possession Law in Country

July 17, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Citizens Crime Commission of New York City (CCC) President Richard Aborn today unveiled a new Commission-sponsored public service campaign to highlight the new penalties for illegal gun possession in New York.    » read more »

7/9/2007 -- Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., president and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, issued the following statement today concerning the upcoming vote in the House Appropriations Committee hearing on gun control scheduled for vote this week.

SAN FRANCISCO – (July 9, 2007) - Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 19-10 to demonstrate their allegiance to the NRA and the gun lobby over the safety and security of communities across the nation, and in direct opposition to the appeals of the country’s police and local officials.    » read more »