On this day in 1995, former President George H.W. Bush publicly renounced his lifetime NRA membership, incensed that Wayne LaPierre called federal agents "jack-booted thugs" who robbed citizens of their constitutional rights.
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- A 13-year-old Milwaukee girl who was killed when someone fired a bullet into her home Monday night wrote an award-winning essay two years ago about the "senseless gun violence" killing kids in her city. jsonline.com/story/news/cri…
- Washington D.C.-area high school students entered the U.S. Capitol building this afternoon to demand that House Speaker Paul Ryan pass gun reform legislation. Several were arrested. Livestreaming now:
- NRA staffers are "freaking out" after executives eliminated some key employee perks, the latest indication that the gun group is hurting for cash. thetrace.org/rounds/nra-kil…
- Friends identify the Las Vegas police officer killed in Sunday's massacre: Charleston Hartfield, 34 reviewjournal.com/crime/shooting…
- A grieving Parkland dad announced the launch of the Museum of Incomplete, which will feature artifacts from lives cut short by gun violence—clothing never worn, an email left unsent, artwork never finished.
- A Georgia woman who became a gun reform activist after her son was fatally shot by a white man during a dispute over loud music won the Democratic Congressional primary on Tuesday.
- Houston police chief to his Facebook friends: "Some have strong feelings about gun rights but I want you to know I’ve hit rock bottom. Please do not post anything about how guns aren’t the problem." facebook.com/ChiefArtAceved…
- Replying to @teamtrace"We should not have to live in a society where we have to fend for ourselves," the boy's mother said. "If I have a question, I should be able to turn to my village and knock on a door. I shouldn't be fearful of a child, let alone a skin tone."
- A Florida man says he surrendered his AR-57 rifle to police after last week's massacre: "I do not need this rifle. No one without a law enforcement badge needs this rifle."
- The nation's largest teachers union is threatening to boycott Walmart if it continues to sell guns and make financial contributions to politicians who oppose gun control.
- After asking gun owners to not bring firearms into his stores, the CEO of Levi Strauss received death threats. Undeterred, he's now donating $1M to nonprofits and youth activists working to end violence.
- Tennesseans with a valid gun permit will be allowed to bring weapons into the renovated legislative office building in Nashville—but hand-held signs are prohibited because they're "a serious safety hazard.”
- 7 years ago today, a 20-year-old with a history of mental health problems killed his mother with her own gun then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, and fatally shot 20 students and 6 adults before killing himself. businessinsider.com/who-were-the-v…
