Why NRA’s scary “open carry” craze is not about freedom

by Heather Digby Parton for Salon.com Imagine you’re sitting in a restaurant and a loud group of armed men come through the door. They are ostentatiously displaying their weapons, making […]

Gun Laws Matter

Chart from Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, www.smartgunlaws.org The gun industry and the Corporate Gun Lobby have long claimed that we do not need more restrictions on guns. They […]

Stop In-State Gun Trafficking To Criminals

The following op-ed, written by CAGV Executive Director Ron Pinciaro, was published the Nov. 4, 2013 online version of the Hartford Courant. Gun crimes are too often committed by persons […]