Is Urban Violence a Virus?
Sunday s New York Times Magazine examines a violence interruption program in Chicago that is premised on an affirmative answer to this provocative question. .
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New York Times Magazine examines a violence interruption program in Chicago that is premised on an affirmative answer to this provocative question. As author Alex Kotlowitz properly notes, a number of cities have seen gun violence surge in recent years. The result has been an almost desperate interest in models that work. Kotlowitz s cover story strongly suggests that Chicago s program is a breakthrough, one deserving widespread attention and emulation.
I m not so sure.
California Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Gun Details Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley sentenced Billy Paul Dunn, 48, of Sacramento, today to 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, Dunn has been previously convicted of six felony offenses as well as misdemeanor crimes of violence for threats with intent to terrorize, assault with a deadly weapon, and battery on a non-cohabitating spouse. Dunn was released from state custody on Post Release Community Supervision in October 2019. In August 2020, Dunn was arrested with a loaded gun.
Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Case Involving 58 Firearms Stolen From Gun Store Ammoland Inc. Posted on
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DAYTON – -(AmmoLand.com)- Three Dayton men have admitted in federal court that they conspired to steal 58 firearms from Target World in Sharonville in June 2018.
Lamont Hancock, 22, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Dayton yesterday afternoon. Miyauhn Vineyard, 21, pleaded guilty in January 2021 and Michael Sanford, 26, pleaded guilty in February 2021.
According to court documents, on June 17, 2018, the co-conspirators parked in an adjacent parking lot and cut off an exterior door lock to the store. The individuals then smashed display cases in the retail area of the store and stole 58 firearms.
California Man Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition as a Felon Details Written by FBI
Sacramento, California - Carlos Biviescas, 29, of Vacaville, was sentenced Tuesday to four years and nine months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, in May 2020, Biviescas was arrested for driving on a suspended license. A search of his car revealed a backpack containing a ghost gun loaded with an extended magazine containing 29 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition. The backpack also contained an additional 21 additional rounds of ammunition. Biviescas cannot lawfully possess firearms or ammunition because he has previously been convicted of two felony offenses.
Man gets 15 years Eastern District Court for gun, sex offenses
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Firearm and sex offenses land a Plano man in the Eastern District of Texas courts this week.
Wayne Edward Bearden, 40, pleaded guilty on Dec. 4, 2019 to being a felon in possession of firearms and to coercion, enticement and aiding and abetting. He was sentenced to a total term of imprisonment of 180 months by U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant this week.
“Today’s sentence takes a dangerous man off the street, and will bring a measure of closure and comfort to those he victimized,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei in a news release. “While this case began as a firearms investigation, due the excellent work of our federal and local law enforcement partners we were able to uncover – and dismantle – a commercial sex trafficking operation.”