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Six to receive honorary degrees from Washington University Two Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, gun safety activist, former senator, medical researcher and legal historian being recognized May 5, 2021 SHARE Washington University in St. Louis will award six honorary degrees during the university’s Commencement ceremonies, May 20-21. The university also will bestow academic degrees on approximately 3,200 members of the Class of 2021 during its 160th Commencement. National Basketball...

Hundreds joined in annual ‘Ride for Peace’ car and bike show Hundreds joined in annual ‘Ride for Peace’ car and bike show By Mike Schell and Maggy Mcdonel | May 2, 2021 at 9:03 PM EDT - Updated May 2 at 10:14 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Hundreds gathered in Avondale for the annual ‘Ride for Peace’ car and bike show. It was ‘kickstands up’ at 3 p.m. Sunday on the corner of Harvey Ave and MLK Drive. Organizers say they were driving through crime ‘ho...

Shannon Watts Urges a ‘Safety Net of Solutions’ to Prevent Gun Violence SHOWING CHANGE IS POSSIBLE Shannon Watts (at right; shown here with TC faculty member Sonali Rajan) knew little about advocacy when she founded Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense. Now the organization has 6 million followers and has helped drive incremental change in states across the country. Convocation No Silver Bullet: Opening Convocation Week, activist Shannon Watts urges a ‘safety net of solutions�...

Louisiana State Capitol - Baton Rouge The Senate approves legislation doing away with the need to obtain a permit to conceal carry in Louisiana for those over 21 on a veto-proof 27 to 11 vote. Bill author and West Monroe Senator Jay Morris said passage would make Louisiana the 21 st state to adopt a so-called “Constitutional Carry” law. “It is about freedom, freedom to do what you want to in this world and to be able to protect your family and your property without having to ask the gove...

A House committee passed another bill that would allow people in Louisiana 21 and older without felony records to carry a concealed handgun without needing a state permit or training. Louisiana Shooting Association President Dan Zelenka supports the bill. He said getting a concealed carry permit costs up to 325 dollars and requires attendance at a nine-hour course. “The cost of a permit in money and time disproportionately impacts economically disadvantaged populations who unfortunately often...

Urge Congress to protect and strengthen child nutrition programs

From staff reports Rochester, NY — The oldest is 68, the youngest age 11. The median age is 28 years old. There are 87 of them in total so far in 2021, victims of gun violence all. And 14 of them are no longer alive. Those who remain, along with their families and loved ones, will live with the legacy of the violence they survived. As of April 25, there had been 159 mass shootings in the United States, nine of which occurred in Rochester, according to data collated by the nonprofit Gun...

Peace Walk to end gun violence LEX 18 and last updated 2021-04-24 21:46:54-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Despite the rain, many people showed up at Duncan Park in Lexington Saturday afternoon for the first peace walk of the year hosted by the Antonio Franklin Jr. Violence Prevention Project. Antonio Franklin was killed in 2014 when he was hit by gunfire while at Duncan Park. His mother, Anita Franklin, was a community activist who started the peace walk after his death. When she passed away...

Columbine Shooting Victims Remembered 22 Years Later SheKnows 1 hr ago © AP Photo/David Zalubowski. It has been 22 years since two gunmen walked into Columbine High School and carried out what was once the most horrific mass shooting in U.S. history. The shooters killed 13 people and wounded 24 others before ending their own lives. On April 20, we remember the lives that were lost, and the countless other lives that were changed forever on on this day in 1999 through touching tributes share...

Ammoland Inc. Posted on Shannon Watts revels in the thought of having “white gun extremists … replaced” and of passing citizen disarmament edicts through fear, and then expects gun owners she contemptuously calls “buffoons” to surrender their firearms? (Moms Demand Action/Facebook) U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “This is the last gasp of white gun extremists losing power and you’ll all soon to be replaced by women and people of color who will ensure you’re spotlighted in hist...