Gun control

Victoria Soto sister Carlee Soto after Senate gun control vote

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“Disgusted” and “Disappointed”: Newtown Shooting Victim’s Sister Carlee Soto to the Senate

By Viviana Hurtado | 04/19/2013 - 12:42 | 0 Comments

The younger sister of Vicki Soto, one of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting victims, had powerful words for the U.S. Senate after a crucial gun control legislation vote requiring background checks failed. Speaking on CNN, Carlee Soto expressed what millions of Americans feel: “I am disgusted and so disappointed in our Senate...

Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly

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Gabrielle Giffords Pens Angry NYT Piece on Need For Gun Control

By Amaris Castillo | 04/18/2013 - 11:58 | 0 Comments

The U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation on Wednesday that would expand background checks for those wanting to buy guns, causing many people to become upset, including Gabrielle Giffords, the politician who was a victim of a tragic shooting near Tucson on Jan. 8, 2011 that left six people dead and 12 wounded.

In a moving opinion piece for...

Gun Control Op Ed

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Why The Senate Failed Us With Their Gun Control Vote

By Irina Gonzalez | 04/18/2013 - 11:50 | 0 Comments

I don’t have personal experience with guns.

I know people who keep guns in their homes for their own protection and people who have been robbed at gunpoint. But I, personally, have never had to deal with a gun. What I have had experience with, however, is fear in the classroom after news of the Columbine High School shooting...

Connecticut's Tough New Gun Law: Why Latinos Should Care

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Connecticut's Tough New Gun Law: Why Latinos Should Care

By Amaris Castillo | 04/04/2013 - 11:08 | 0 Comments

Connecticut governor Dannel P. Malloy is expected to sign off on a tight gun control law this afternoon. After more than 10 hours debating the wide-ranging bill (which totals up to 139 pages), both the state’s House of Representatives and the Senate...

Latino Gun Rights Supporters Stock Up

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Latino Gun Rights Supporters Stock Up

By Fox News Latino | 01/15/2013 - 12:49 | 0 Comments

With the anniversary of the massacre in Newtown hitting a one-month anniversary and as Washington mulls gun control legislation, Second Amendment advocates are buying weapons in droves – including Latinos.

With Vice President Joseph Biden set to deliver his recommendations for gun control legislation to President Obama, people in...