Tag Archives: gun violence

Biden’s Oval Office Address July 14, 2024

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Paul Deaton
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Citizens Demand Passage Of Common Sense Gun Reform

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Trish Nelson

TODAY AT THE CAPITOL: Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers and Lawmakers Gather at the Iowa State Capitol for Annual Advocacy Day to Demand Passage of Common Sense Gun Reform During the 2024 Legislative Session DES MOINES, Iowa … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter To Governor Reynolds

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Trish Nelson

This was a public post someone reposted in the IDP Rural Caucus Discussion Group. I thought it was one of the best comments I’ve seen in the terrible aftermath of Iowa’s first school shooting and wanted it to reach a … Continue reading →

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Join The Hidden History of the Second Amendment Virtual Teach-In

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: Action alert from MomsRising.org The national debate about gun violence and gun policy reform rests on an understanding of the Second Amendment shaped by the NRA and other pro-gun extremists. Their definition asserts that the right to … Continue reading →

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Long Term Prospects

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Wisconsin had an election to chose a member of their Supreme Court. Since it was a statewide election Republicans could not gerrymander districts such that even if they lost the vote they could  still win the election by districts. In … Continue reading →

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Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Paul Deaton

In July, Blog for Iowa will present some different news sources on Feature Friday as the regular editors take summer break. This week is a blog post from International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War on the relationship between … Continue reading →

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March for Our Lives Events in Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Ames, Des Moines, Storm Lake and Quad Cities June 10-11

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Trish Nelson

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Take Action To Stop The Madness

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Trish Nelson

The best thing to do right now is throw as much money as you can to Democratic candidates, volunteer for campaigns and write letters to your local paper calling out the Republican party. Don’t just Tweet. Don’t just post on … Continue reading →

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Iowans Shout Down Ernst’s Excuses For Doing Nothing About Our Gun Problem

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Thank you Rodger Routh for getting this video. It sounded like there were a few noisy gun fanatics in the room but there was a lot of push back, too. I’d say the push back crowd definitely dominated the conversation.  … Continue reading →

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Public Health Approach To Gun Violence

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Paul Deaton

On page A5 of Tuesday’s Cedar Rapids Gazette was the headline “75 shot in Chicago last weekend.” From 3 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Monday 12 people were killed and 63 wounded, mostly on the south and west sides of … Continue reading →

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