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Gun violence, as American as apple pie
As President Obama has argued, states with gun control laws tend to have lower gun-related death rates.
Ralph E. Stone Global News Centre
(SAN FRANCISCO) Another mass killing in the U.S. This time in San Bernardino — 14 dead, 21 wounded. We say ho-hum as gun violence has now become an expected event in our every day lives. Consider that since 2006, there have been more than 200 mass killings in the U.S. Americans have seemingly come to accept gun violence as long as it doesn’t directly effect them or their love ones personally.
Will Oregon mass killings be a tipping point?
Probably Not
Two years after the tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, a study in Preventive Medicine found large majorities of Americans continue to support a range of gun violence prevention policies.
Ralph E. Stone Global News Centre
(SAN FRANCISCO) On October 1, 2015, ten people were killed and another seven injured after Christopher Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old gunman, opened fire in a classroom at Umpqua Community College in southern Oregon. Harper-Mercer then took his own life. President Obama vowed to continue pushing new gun policies that he said would prevent further mass shootings. Will this mass killings be a tipping point resulting in passage of reasonable federal gun control legislation? Probably not.
Thailand: Continued intimidation of human rights defender Mr Surapan Rujichaiway
On 16 August 2014, the wife of Wang Saphung community leader Mr Surapan Rujichaiwat received a phone call during which an unidentified individual threatened him for his campaign work on behalf of the Wang Saphung community in relation to its dispute with the gold-mining company, Tung Kha Limited Company (TKLC).
William Gomes Global News Centre Human Rights Ambassador
(YORK) Surapan Rujichaiwat, who has been actively involved in opposing the opening of a gold mining project in Loei Province. He has regularly attended and given talks at environmental meetings. Surapan Rujichaiwat helped persuade many local villagers of the likely negative impact of the mining operation on their health and livelihood. He has been part of the core coordination team of the Khon Rak Ban Koed Group (KBRK), a group of villagers from six villages (including Nanongbong) that strives to protect the environment and natural resources of their village, and to uphold their community’s agricultural practices.
Video shows St Louis man killed by police wasn’t “thrashing around” with a knife…. after all
Frame from video that police didn’t anticipate.
Police story of second shooting in Missouri contradicted by new video
Global News Centre
(FERGUSON) A second Black man was killed by police near Ferguson, Missouri, where an ongoing protest packed with questionable police commands, treatment of protestors and media, rages on over the Ferguson Police deadly shooting of 18-year old Michael Brown.
The police chief of St. Louis was on the scene of the second shooting, soothing the feelings of people by assuring them that the latest man to die from TWELVE police bullets fired on a public sidewalk, was a danger to police, he stated that the man was “thrashing around” with his knife.
Being confronted by Officer Go F*uck Yourself in Ferguson
If a 20-year veteran police lieutenant acts like this, we are all in trouble…
Global News Centre
(FERGUSON) Those of us watching a Livestream feed from protestors Wednesday night saw the most disturbing video clip, of a rogue police officer with an assault weapon thrashing around and threatening to kill peaceful, non violent demonstrators.
The officer pointed his rifle at Rebelutionary_Z’s companion, identified as Josiah (an African-American), and said “I will f*cking kill you, get back.”
So making guns illegal will take them off the street?
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There is an old saying that if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. If you don’t believe it, just look at Chicago.
Bob Collinsworth Global News Centre
(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) Here’s the real problem: There are dozens of things that we have made illegal yet they continue to be available on the street. Do some research on Operation Fast and Furious. Our own President and Attorney General have assisted in putting guns in the hands of the Mexican drug cartels. Some of those guns were used to kill U.S. Border Patrol agents that had families. These politicians have no clue what they are doing. They want absolute control over the populace and as long as the constitution stands, they are breaking the law. Politicians have gotten out of control over the last 40 or 50 years. They need to be reined-in before it is too late or we will end-up with designees of the Bilderberg Group running our country rather than those we elect.
More Mass Killings Can be Expected in Our Gun Crazy Nation
Elliot Rodger and three of his victims. Photo courtesy: mirror.co.uk
Richard Martinez’ son was one of the Isla Vista victims.
Ralph E. Stone Global News Centre
(SAN FRANCISCO) As has been reported, Elliot Rodger killed six students, injured 13 others, and then killed himself at the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, California. And how quickly the killings moved off the front pages.
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