The Violence Project

The Chicago Sun-Times published an article today, following up with the mother of Blair Holt, who was shot and killed last year protecting a classmate from gunfire on a CTA bus. The interview comes on the heels of the murder of Albert Vaughn, who was beaten to death with a baseball bat Saturday night. Both Vaughn and Blair Holt attended Julian High School. Worth a read.

The Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence recently sent out a release lobbying for the passing of two gun control measures.

In the coming days, the Illinois House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the ICPGV priority legislative initiatives. We need your help to pass Common Sense Gun Laws in Illinois!

House Bill 758 would close the private sale loophole for handgun sales so that all handgun buyers would be treated equally and subject to the same background check requirements whether they purchase a handgun from a licensed dealer, at a gun show or from a private seller.

Senate Bill 1007 would prohibit the manufacture, sale and purchase of any large capacity ammunition magazine. These magazines hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition – some can hold up to 100 rounds.—and are often used with assault weapons.

The Bad News:

Three teenagers, from the South and West sides, were shot in separate incidents last night.

The Good News:

All three survived.