The sale of new fully automatic weapons has been banned since 1986, but there are an estimated 182,600 pre-1986 machine guns in the United States that may be bought and sold legally.
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Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Congressman from Louisiana, others shot during baseball practice
U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was listed in stable condition after being shot by a gunman.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
A year after Orlando shooting, Catholic mother uses advocacy to honor slain son
Maria Wright lost her son, 31-year-old Jerald A. Wright, during the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Is the American gun industry an amoral enterprise?
The Gunning of America points the problem of violence back on the gun industry.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In interview, Cardinal Cupich discusses Pope Francis’ call for nonviolence in Chicago
The cardinal considered it “highly significant” that Francis’ letter is dated April 4—the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Cardinal Cupich launches anti-violence program in Chicago with Pope Francis’ support
In a letter to Chicago’s young people, Pope Francis says to follow the example of Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The Quebec Mosque shooting was a ‘wake up call’ for Canadians
While Canadian Muslim communities grieve and regroup, the violence has other Canadians rethinking how Muslims are treated and perceived in Canada.
Posted inPolitics & Society
After blistering report, what’s next for Chicago police?
“You can change the training at the academy and retrain all of the current officers, but the biggest issue is changing the culture.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
2016 Surge in Chicago Gun Violence
Chicago experienced a level of gun violence unseen in nearly two decades in 2016.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A Mass Murder of Children Everyday
Every day, an average of seven children are shot and killed the United States.