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September 16, 2013

Mothers of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis to testify at Senate ‘Stand Your Ground’ hearing

theGRIO REPORT - On Tuesday, the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis will testify on Capitol Hill. The topic:…
September 4, 2013

Under the radar epidemic: Young children caught in the crossfire of gun violence

OPINION - Does anyone care that infants and toddlers are being gunned down in the street? What does the deafening…
August 29, 2013

Obama offers new gun control steps

WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to take action where Congress would not, the Obama administration announced new steps Thursday on gun…
August 22, 2013

Race-baiting has already begun in Chris Lane case

OPINION - The right has made the Chris Lane murder their cause célèbre, their meme, their Trayvon Martin, and they…
August 1, 2013

Senate finally approves Obama nominee for ATF B. Todd Jones

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted in dramatic fashion Wednesday to approve one of President Barack Obama's nominees...
July 30, 2013

Ohio bills would permit ‘Stand Your Ground’ guns in church and daycare

OPINION - With the ink on the George Zimmerman not guilty verdict barely dry, another state appears ready to consider…
July 29, 2013

Congressional Black Caucus, Chicago leaders, residents propose solutions to city’s violence

theGRIO REPORT - If there were any indications that Chicago was in a state of emergency, it was the bloody…
July 18, 2013

Florida had first Stand Your Ground law, other states followed in ‘rapid succession’

NBC NEWS- Stand Your Ground laws — sometimes referred to as 'Shoot First' laws by detractors — change the legal…
July 16, 2013

On Trayvon Martin and other racial issues, Holder speaks out in ways Obama does not

ANALYSIS - Holder, the first-ever black attorney general, has not made racial issues the sole focus of his often-embattled five…
July 10, 2013

Ice-T reflects on past as pimp and gun control: ‘I want a gun’

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, rapper/actor Ice-T expresses no shame over his past days as a pimp,…
July 10, 2013

Chicagoans lament passage of concealed-carry law in Illinois

theGRIO REPORT - As Illinois rushed to pass the country’s final concealed-carry law by the July 9th federally mandated deadline,…
July 9, 2013

Will new crime-fighting legislation save Chicago?

theGRIO REPORT - Following an extended holiday weekend where Chicago experienced an elevated amount of shootings and homicides, Illinois Gov.…
July 1, 2013

Snoop Dogg and T.I. rally to end gun violence on 'No Guns Allowed' panel

theGRIO REPORT - Snoop Dogg and T.I. joined Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler and others on the 'No Guns Allowed'…
June 18, 2013

Why the White House is still talking about gun control

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is unlikely to sign a major gun control bill during his presidency, as Republicans control…
June 17, 2013

41 wounded, 7 dead in Chicago weekend shootings

theGRIO REPORT - In one of the most violent weekends Chicago has seen since the temperature has risen, seven people…
June 13, 2013

President Obama to meet relatives of Newtown shooting victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with relatives…
June 11, 2013

Obama's ATF nominee gets Senate hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's nominee to lead the agency charged with enforcing national gun laws said Tuesday the Bureau of…
June 7, 2013

Texas woman arrested in ricin letters to Obama, Bloomberg

NBC NEWS - A Texas woman has been arrested in connection with the mailing of three letters containing a form…
May 30, 2013

NYPD: Notes to Obama, Mayor Bloomberg had gun threats

NEW YORK (AP) — The Secret Service said Thursday that a suspicious letter addressed to President Barack Obama and similar…
May 7, 2013

Dear Glenn Beck: NRA gun, confederate lore have nothing in common with King

OPINION - The NRA, which has been in the spotlight since the brutal murders in Newtown, Connecticut, seems to be…