Guns | Richmond Pulse

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22 Aug

State Women’s Caucus Urges SCOTUS to Keep Gun Laws That Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors

The California Legislative Women's Caucus called on the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to uphold domestic abuse restraining orders....

Government meeting with text that reads Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors July 18, 2023. Consider requesting the sheriff coroner to work with the county counsel to draft an ordinance that mandates the safe storage of firearms in all Contra Costa County residential locations.

18 Jul

Contra Costa County Looks to Increase Gun Safety

Contra Costa County is looking to increase gun safety in unincorporated county areas by addressing gaps in California gun laws. ...

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19 May

Children Are Dying at Increasing Rates

Child life expectancy has gone down in recent years, due to four leading causes, authorities say: homicide, suicide, accidental drug overdose and car accidents....

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05 Dec

‘Magic Drive’ for Homeless Held in Memory of Slain Richmond Teen

Three years after Richmond teen Jamarrea “JMac” Frazier was shot and killed, his family marked the day by collecting donations Nov. 26 for unhoused people....

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21 Sep

Antioch Woman Makes Son Hero of Anti-Gun Violence Book

An Antioch woman wrote a graphic novel to teach kids about gun violence after her son's father was killed. Her mother was killed when she was 3....

Three Black men holding an oversized check for $6 million from the state of California to the city of Richmond. The memo says "violence prevention funding"

17 Aug

Richmond’s ONS Awarded $6 Million to Continue Gun Violence Prevention

The city of Richmond’s Office of Neighborhood Safety will receive $6 million from the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program....

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21 Jul

Community Event Continues to Plea, ‘Put the Guns Down’

The 14th Put the Guns Down event focused on gun violence and how it affects youth in Richmond was held July 16 at Nicholl Park....

08 Apr

California Black Media Brings New Lens to Sacramento Shootings

An editor and reporter for California Black Media discussed the April 3 Sacramento mass shooting and how the Black community has responded....

22 Mar

Khalid’s Corner: More Guns = Less Safety

Do you want to know what will make kids safe in schools? Keep ALL guns out the schools....

06 Nov

What Happens When Everybody Has a Gun?

So what do you do when everybody's scared and everybody's got a gun? Good question. And what do I say to the kids who are smart enough to look at...

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