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Senators Urge US Sentencing Commission to Not Over-Sentence ‘Straw’ Purchasers but Focus on Gun Dealers

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|Date: December 11, 2022
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Senators Urge US Sentencing Commission to Not Over-Sentence ‘Straw’ Purchasers but Focus on Gun Dealers

By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senators Cory Booker from New Jersey and Chris Murphy from Conne ...

By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senators Cory Booker from New Jersey and Chris Murphy from Connecticut are urging the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) to follow fair sentencing poli ...

December 11, 2022
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Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Supports Passage of Assembly Gun Control Package

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|Date: May 27, 2022
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Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Supports Passage of Assembly Gun Control Package

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - In the wake of the recent, horrific shootings in Buffalo, NY, and Uval ...

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - In the wake of the recent, horrific shootings in Buffalo, NY, and Uvalde, TX, and the nation’s long history of devastating firearm-related massacres, Assemblymember ...

May 27, 2022
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Buffalo Mayor Wants ‘Sensible Gun Control,’ Post Supermarket Shooting Deaths

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|Date: May 20, 2022
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Buffalo Mayor Wants ‘Sensible Gun Control,’ Post Supermarket Shooting Deaths

By Jaanvi Kaur BUFFALO, NY – Buffalo, NY, Mayor Byron Brown stated Sunday he wants to see more “sensible ...

By Jaanvi Kaur BUFFALO, NY – Buffalo, NY, Mayor Byron Brown stated Sunday he wants to see more “sensible gun control” after the mass shooting Saturday at a local supermarket in Buffalo, leaving 10 pe ...

May 20, 2022
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Commentary: Veteran Columnist Falsely Declares California Gun Restrictions Are a Failure; Data Say Otherwise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2022
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Commentary: Veteran Columnist Falsely Declares California Gun Restrictions Are a Failure; Data Say Otherwise

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Truth be told I am not a huge backer of tough gun ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Truth be told I am not a huge backer of tough gun laws. I tend to favor gun control laws that treat guns more along the lines of driver’s licen ...

April 13, 2022
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After Sacramento Shooting Deaths, CA Lawmakers Wondering What Else Can Happen with California’s Already Toughest US Gun Laws

Posted by Delilah Hammons
|Date: April 06, 2022
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After Sacramento Shooting Deaths, CA Lawmakers Wondering What Else Can Happen with California’s Already Toughest US Gun Laws

By Delilah Hammons SACRAMENTO, CA - A mass shooting in Sacramento last Sunday left 12 people wounded and ...

By Delilah Hammons SACRAMENTO, CA - A mass shooting in Sacramento last Sunday left 12 people wounded and another six dead, and now has lawmakers in California questioning what else they can do, accord ...

April 06, 2022
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Commentary: Does Gun Control Database Make for Safer Streets in California?

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|Date: January 05, 2022
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Commentary: Does Gun Control Database Make for Safer Streets in California?

By Rob Sharp On July 23, 2021 the Visalia Times-Delta ran a story entitled “Outgunned.” The article relay ...

By Rob Sharp On July 23, 2021 the Visalia Times-Delta ran a story entitled “Outgunned.” The article relayed some staggering statistics about the massive number of firearms possessed by Californians wh ...

January 05, 2022
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League of Women Voters Files Amicus in Case Threatening to Eliminate Laws Regulating Guns in Public Places, Posing Threat to Voters at Polling Places

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|Date: September 24, 2021
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League of Women Voters Files Amicus in Case Threatening to Eliminate Laws Regulating Guns in Public Places, Posing Threat to Voters at Polling Places

By Casey Rawlings WASHINGTON D.C. – Earlier this week, the League of Women Voters of the U.S. along with ...

By Casey Rawlings WASHINGTON D.C. – Earlier this week, the League of Women Voters of the U.S. along with the League of Women Voters of New York and Florida filed an amicus brief regarding a current US ...

September 24, 2021
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In the Wake of San Jose Mass Shooting, State Senator Calls for Improvement of ‘Red Flag’ Laws

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|Date: June 02, 2021
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In the Wake of San Jose Mass Shooting, State Senator Calls for Improvement of ‘Red Flag’ Laws

By Leah Timmerman SAN JOSE, CA --After California’s largest mass shooting this year, State Senator Dave C ...

By Leah Timmerman SAN JOSE, CA --After California’s largest mass shooting this year, State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) called for increasing the effectiveness of California’s “Red Flag” laws to ...

June 02, 2021
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Philly District Attorney Supports Biden Admin New Action Plan to Reduce Gun Violence

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|Date: April 11, 2021
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Philly District Attorney Supports Biden Admin New Action Plan to Reduce Gun Violence

by Savannah Dewberry PHILADELPHIA, PA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner released a statement ...

by Savannah Dewberry PHILADELPHIA, PA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner released a statement last Thursday, announcing his support of the Biden-Harris administration’s new plan to prevent ...

April 11, 2021
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Commentary: Graham’s Gun Comments Belie the Point that the Gun Debate Is Not Race Neutral

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2021
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Commentary: Graham’s Gun Comments Belie the Point that the Gun Debate Is Not Race Neutral

By David M. Greenwald Every time we have a mass shooting, we head back into the familiar ground of gun de ...

By David M. Greenwald Every time we have a mass shooting, we head back into the familiar ground of gun debate. Truth be told, I’m probably more libertarian than many on the left when it comes to gun ...

March 31, 2021
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New Study Suggests California’s ‘Red Flag’ Law Prevents Mass Shootings

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|Date: August 21, 2019
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New Study Suggests California’s ‘Red Flag’ Law Prevents Mass Shootings

A new study released today by researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine suggests that California’s Gun V ...

A new study released today by researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine suggests that California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order law (GVRO), also known as a “red flag” law, has prevented mass shooti ...

August 21, 2019
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Does the Second Amendment Protect Only White Gun Owners?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 11, 2018
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Does the Second Amendment Protect Only White Gun Owners?

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The most common refrain from gun rights supporters in the wake of mass ...

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The most common refrain from gun rights supporters in the wake of mass shootings or other gun violence is that the best response to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy ...

December 11, 2018
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Commentary: Why Will Arnold’s Endorsement Might Be a Gamechanger in the DA’s Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2018
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Commentary: Why Will Arnold’s Endorsement Might Be a Gamechanger in the DA’s Race

Councilmember Arnold Exposes Reisig as Being Way Out of Step on Gun Control We get caught up in the endor ...

Councilmember Arnold Exposes Reisig as Being Way Out of Step on Gun Control We get caught up in the endorsement game. It is interesting to see who will endorse whom. And there is a piece angry at Bi ...

April 27, 2018
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On Gun Control

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|Date: March 28, 2018
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On Gun Control

By Louise Melling This past weekend, hundreds of thousands of protestors from around the country took to ...

By Louise Melling This past weekend, hundreds of thousands of protestors from around the country took to the streets to demand action against gun violence. The movement has been energized by young peo ...

March 28, 2018
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Commentary: The Right Punts on Solutions to Gun Violence?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2017
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Commentary: The Right Punts on Solutions to Gun Violence?

In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, the worst mass shooting in US history, White House Press Secretary ...

In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, the worst mass shooting in US history, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “I think that we can have those policy conversations, but today i ...

October 04, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Garamendi Says “Give Us a Vote” on House Floor during Sit-In for Gun Safety Legislation

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|Date: June 23, 2016
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Garamendi Says “Give Us a Vote” on House Floor during Sit-In for Gun Safety Legislation

It has captured much of the political attention nationally. Congressman John Garamendi, who represents Da ...

It has captured much of the political attention nationally. Congressman John Garamendi, who represents Davis and much of Yolo County, on Wednesday joined a number of Democrats in the House of Represen ...

June 23, 2016
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#DisarmHate.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 18, 2016
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#DisarmHate.

By Scott Ragsdale Omar Mateen kills 49 people with an assault rifle that was banned from civilian use unt ...

By Scott Ragsdale Omar Mateen kills 49 people with an assault rifle that was banned from civilian use until 2004. It takes the 9th longest filibuster in the senates history, by a Marine vet, for deba ...

June 18, 2016
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Key Committee Supports Establishing UC Firearm Violence Research Center

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|Date: March 17, 2016
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Key Committee Supports Establishing UC Firearm Violence Research Center

(From Press Release) - The Senate Education Committee voted 7-2 today to approve legislation to establish ...

(From Press Release) - The Senate Education Committee voted 7-2 today to approve legislation to establish a Firearm Violence Research Center at the University of California, filling the gap left by Co ...

March 17, 2016
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How the Right and the Left Are Getting San Bernardino Wrong

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|Date: February 10, 2016
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How the Right and the Left Are Getting San Bernardino Wrong

By Karima Bennoune Editor’s note: On Tuesday at the UC Davis School of Law, the Vanguard co-hosted a disc ...

By Karima Bennoune Editor’s note: On Tuesday at the UC Davis School of Law, the Vanguard co-hosted a discussion “After San Bernardino” on Muslim Extremism and Racial Profiling. Panelists included UC D ...

February 10, 2016
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Commentary: Are We Overblowing Our Fear of Mass Shootings?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2015
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Commentary: Are We Overblowing Our Fear of Mass Shootings?

In the last several days, I have seen a lot of interesting comments in response to the mass shooting in S ...

In the last several days, I have seen a lot of interesting comments in response to the mass shooting in San Bernardino. There is a palpable fear in the air – though it manifests itself in different wa ...

December 10, 2015
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