"We need to get weapons of war off the streets," father of slain reporter says

"We need to get weapons of war off the streets," father of slain reporter says

The Trump administration has removed a memorial honoring victims of gun violence from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A spokesperson for the Justice Department said the decision to remove the memorial was not political and the administration is working on other ways to honor the victims. One of the people featured in the memorial was Alison Parker, a reporter with CBS' Roanoke, Virginia, station WDBJ. Her father Andy Par…

Malcolm Kenyatta sounds off on federal removal of memorial honoring victims of gun violence

Philadelphia’s state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is denouncing President Donald Trump's removal of a memorial honoring victims of gun violence.

Philly-based organization republishes Surgeon General's gun violence advisory after Trump admin removes it

Last summer, Vivek Murthy, M.D., declared firearm violence a public health crisis, the first time the Office of the Surgeon General had issued a publication focused on guns. Experts and violence prevention advocates celebrated this unique opportunity to draw attention and resources to this often undercovered issue.  The advisory “outlines the urgent threat firearm violence poses to the health and well-being of our country,” Dr. Murthy said at th…