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September 11, 2006
Murders
Increase 4.8% Nationwide
Washington - The rates of homicide and firearm violence jumped
upward in 2005, ending a decade-long decline, according to
a new U.S. Justice Department report that reinforces recent
warnings by law-enforcement officials.
September 18, 2006
South Side Slide
Hartford - With Robberies And Aggravated Assaults On Rise,
Activists And Merchants Call For Expanded Police Presence
In Southern Half Of Hartford.
September 20, 2006
City murder rate spikes
New Haven - It might feel like
a lifetime ago when in 2002 there were nine murders, and city
staffers were busily searching archives to determine the last
time there were so few killings in one year.
September 26, 2006
Bridgeport sees homicides
rise
Bridgeport - The city's new
police chief, acknowledging an upsurge in homicides this year,
says overall violent crime in Bridgeport is lower than in
2005.
Connecticut Mayors join Coalition Against
Gun Trafficking
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City and Mayor Thomas
Menino of Boston are have formed a coalition of mayors to
fight illegal gun trafficking. The bi-partisan group has grown
to include more than 50 mayors from across the country. Connecticut
Mayors John Fabrizi of Bridgeport, Eddie Perez of Hartford,
John DeStefano, Jr. of New Haven, and Dannel Malloy of Stamford
have joined the coalition. Read the Coalition's Statement
of Principles.
Gun Violence touches the Ed Fund
As the mayhem from guns continues, ironies will inevitably
occur. In 2002, sixteen-year-old Dante Rodriguez was a first
prize ($500) winner in our first annual essay contest on the
subject of gun violence.
Dante was a quiet kid who seemed to keep to
himself, but it was evident that he had some talent and potential.
He came to the award ceremony alone, unaccompanied by family,
and accepted the award sheepishly but with evidence of a pride
that was internalized.
Dante, now age 20, died April 19, 2006 as a
result of injuries sustained in a car crash. He was a passenger
in a car that became involved in a chase after police reported
gunshots being fired from the car.
Read
coverage of the crash.
Read Dante's
essay, and his autobiography.
`Nick died and everybody said that they were
going to stop the stuff. Then somebody killed KJ.'
As the shooting continues, kids express their heartache, and
ask for help. Read
More
A family is targeted:
Family is wondering who shot them, why. Read
More
Community members are expressing outrage:
Big gun dealer fighting ATF revocation
decision
SAN LEANDRO - The federal government wants to shut one of
Northern California's largest firearms dealers because the
San Leandro business, which has a history of run-ins with
firearms regulators, cannot account for nearly 2,000 guns.
Read more
Gun shop loses its license
ATF notes repeated failure to account for all firearms.
Federal agents revoked the firearms license yesterday of a
prominent Baltimore County gun shop owned by a National Rifle
Association board member, pointing to his repeated failure
to account for hundreds of guns listed in his inventory since
1997. Read more
Gun Trafficking - Not just a Connecticut
Problem
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