#gun-policy

#gun-policy

Cedric Irving Jr., 27, remained silent during the brief hearing, during which he was arraigned before Alameda County Judge Michael T. Risher on a single murder charge and a slew of sentencing enhancements that could leave him imprisoned for life, if convicted a trial. Wearing a green protective vest and standing with his hands behind his back, Irving was ordered held without bail at Santa Rita Jail.

On June 25, 2024, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis. To address the issue, he highlighted public health approaches like research, community violence prevention, and safe storage education. His suggested remedies are just that: suggested. All would require legislation passed by Congress to implement nationwide. According to 2022 Center for Disease Control data, there is an average of 53 gun homicides per day. On a local level, preventative measures can be implemented immediately.

You don't have to be Catholic to be horrified by bullets shattering stained-glass windows to kill Catholic school children, while they're at a "back to school" Mass, as we saw in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. But as a Catholic school kid who attended many of those Masses (plus many other holidays that required all-school Masses), I can see it. Too clearly.

I have to note that the president even weighed in on this book. Writing on Truth Social quote Number one New York Times best selling author Trey Gowdy has just written a great new novel, an in depth study of justice and grief. And he calls you a political pro and a very good and talented guy. He says get his new book today. What does that feel like to have the president also acknowledge the importance of what's in this book, justice and grief?