Gun violence — including murder — is increasing now. Pass strong laws to reduce gun violence.
For many years I have been paying attention to the rates of gun violence, including murders. The murder rate had been declining for several years, but just in the past few years MANY MORE murders have been occurring. The highly publicized MASS MURDERS are only the tip of the iceberg of gun violence. Overwhelming majorities of voters DEMAND Congress pass strong laws, but too many members of Congress are refusing to do that — either because they support the gun lobby for ideological reasons, and/or because gun manufacturers and pro-gun groups are funding their election campaigns. Republicans are MUCH more […]