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Morning Joe Host Shames Senators Who Killed Gun Reform: We’re The 90 Percent
April 18, 2013 | by Think Progress | Latino Daily News
The morning after the U.S. Senate failed to pass a bipartisan compromise to expand background checks to gun shows and online sales, MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ host Joe Scarborough raged against the lawmakers who blocked the bill. Scarborough, a former Republican Congressman, predicted both his party as well as the “Democrats who cowered in the corner” would “pay a heavy price” in the 2014 midterm elections. continue reading »
Gabrielle Giffords Addresses Senate Hearing on Gun Control
January 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, badly wounded two years ago in a mass shooting that left six people dead, made a surprise appearance at a Senate hearing on Wednesday to ask her erstwhile colleagues for action on gun control. continue reading »
Shooting at Lone Star University Injures 4
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least three people were wounded Tuesday in a shootout on the north campus of Lone Star University in Houston and a fourth person suffered a heart attack, local media including the daily Houston Chronicle reported. continue reading »
Pres. Obama Receives Letter with Over 50,000 Signatures from Mexicans Asking to Stop Flow of Guns
January 14, 2013 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
Mexican activists Javier Sicilia and Sergio Aguayo on Monday delivered to the U.S. Embassy in this capital a letter signed by more than 50,000 people in which they ask Washington for concrete measures to halt the "illegal and immoral" flow of weapons to Mexico. continue reading »
On 2nd Anniversary of Gabby Giffords Shooting, Arizona Holds Gun Buy-Back Program
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Dozens of people exchanged their firearms Tuesday for gift-cards for buying food on the second anniversary of the attack against now-former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, which took the lives of six people at a Tucson shopping center. continue reading »
The Death of Innocence
December 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
The recent tragedy in Newtown, Conn., is one of unspeakable horror. The most recent in what appears to be an alarming trend of mass murders in America is, in my mind, the most gruesome -- most significantly due to the tender ages of the victims. Since the Columbine massacre in 1999, little has been done to secure the safety of our children. Metal detectors, security cameras and resource officers in schools offer little protection continue reading »
Connecticut Elementary School Shooter Killed Himself As Police Approached
December 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Adam Lanza, who massacred 26 people at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, committed suicide as soon as he heard police approaching, indicating that he may have planned an even larger massacre, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy said Sunday on "This Week" on ABC. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Arizona Man Shoots His Manhood Off With Pink Gun
August 9, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police in Az. Are urging people to use holsters, and avoid using their waist bands, like the very unfortunate Joshua Seto. continue reading »
4th of July Under Attack- Fireworks Cancelled- The Colbert Report Messes with Texas (VIDEO)
July 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In an attack against the shabby, cash only roadside shacks that make America great, Texas cancels Fourth of July Fireworks!! See Very Funny Colbert Report. continue reading »
Guns on Campus are OK – Says Texas and Its Governor
February 21, 2011 | by HuffPo | Latino Daily News
The state of Texas has taken its pro-gun stance to another level with a bill that will allow college students to bring concealed weapons to class all in the name of self-defense. continue reading »
Budget Officials Delay Proposal Designed to Stop Gun Runners Headed to Mexico
February 8, 2011 | by The Washington Post | Latino Daily News
Budget officials in the White House have delayed federal investigators’ proposed gun control requirement intended to catch gun-runners to Mexico, for at least two months after rejecting an emergency request. continue reading »
Arizona Gun Raids Highlight Mexico’s Drug Cartel Exploitation of U.S. Gun Laws
January 26, 2011 | by MSNBC | Latino Daily News
Federal officials are saying that the recent gun raids in Arizona show how well drug cartels are exploiting the U.S.’s gun laws to obtain large numbers of firearms, the firearms being used to fight their drug war in Mexico. continue reading »
Giffords Intern Daniel Hernandez to Advocate for More Gun Control
January 26, 2011 | by New York Post | Latino Daily News
Arizona Congresswoman’s intern, now known to many, Daniel Hernandez is expected to advocate for more gun control today in his visit to New York City. continue reading »
Monday After Shootings in Tucson Gun Sales Increase by 60% in AZ and 5 % throughout U.S.
January 12, 2011 | by Politico | Latino Daily News
While there is talk of who should be allowed to buy a gun and possibly putting restrictions on gun ownership there was a huge surge in gun sales after the Tucson tragedy. continue reading »
