#GunViolence #GunReform Tweets 9.1

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Shaun King breaks down police war on US citizens

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Does race shape Americans’ passion for guns?

 

You can’t talk about guns in America without talking about race, scholars say

 

Source: www.cnn.com

 

The fear of men of color with guns started early in America with the slaughter of Native-Americans and the oppression of enslaved Africans.

 

Epidemic: Guns kill twice as many kids as cancer does

 

ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Most victims of gun violence in 2010 were not on a battlefield or remote hillside in the Middle East fighting in a war. They were, like 6-year-old Brandon Holt, children and teenagers in America, according to the Children’s Defense Fund.

Brandon was shot in the head by his friend and neighbor, an unidentified 4-year-old boy, on Monday night. He is now also a statistic of gun violence.

 

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Source: www.usatoday.com

SC trooper charged with felony in shooting Black man who had his hands Up! [VIDEO]

An S.C. trooper who stopped a man for a seat belt violation outside Columbia and then shot him – apparently without provocation – was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.

Source: www.thestate.com

 

His hands were in the air when the officer shot him.

 

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Man Accused Of Killing Teen Over Loud Music Returns To Court

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the second trial of a Florida man accused of killing a Georgia teenager during an argument over loud music outside a Jacksonville convenience store.

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com