In the News
Gun Shops
Shooting range seeks to make guns 'mainstream' | by Mike Kelly, USA Today, October 7, 2017
Gun range fined $15,000, accused of not protecting staff from lead exposure | by Tom Avril, Inquirer Staff Writer April 11, 2017
Faith group protests Phila. for not identifying problem gun dealers | by Robert Moran, Inquirer Staff Writer April 21, 2016
Controversial Philly gun shop to close | Action News, ABC 6 September 28, 2009
Group had faith it could shut down gun shop | by Inquirer Editorial Board September 26, 2009
Memorial to the Lost
Franklin Park (Allegheny County) PA Episcopal Church honors gun violence victims | by WPXI.com news staff July 17, 2022
Kennett Square T-shirt display symbolizes lives lost to gun violence | by Shawnette Wilson, Fox 29 News March 26, 2018
In Chester, they are using the power of art to heal emotional wounds | by Kevin Tustin, DelCo News Network August 7, 2018
Memorial to the Lost: Residents seek answers to gun violence | DelCo News Network June 12, 2018
Faith coalition takes a stand against gun violence | by Julie Bourbon, National Catholic Reporter June 16, 2017
In Moorestown, that field of T-shirts honors gun victims | by Jan Hefler, Inquirer Staff Writer November 3, 2016
T-shirt Memorials Seek to Raise Awareness of Gun Violence | by June Soh, Voice of America (VOA) November 12, 2015
Assault Weapons
How Philly gun control advocates will protest Toomey's stance on an assault weapons ban | Inquirer Opinion March 19, 2018
‘Enough is enough:’ Protest calls for assault weapons ban | by Alex Rose, DelCo News Network February 18, 2018
In Pa., assault weapons available 'as quickly as you can buy a cheesesteak' | by Mari A. Schaefer, Inquirer Staff Writer June 13, 2016
Mass Shootings
Music defying violence: Concert for Orlando victims at First Presbyterian right gesture, right time | Inquirer’s Peter Dobrin June 20, 2016
Murder Site Vigils
Family of Harrisburg homicide victim leans on faith, community | by Eric Veronikis, Harrisburg Patriot News August 26, 2015
Gun Violence
New Series, Articles, and Books:
HGC Board Member Harvey Freedenberg reviews Sen. Chris Murphy’s The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy | Spring 2020
Scholarly Articles on Gun Violence
Weight of Death: Episode 1 | Dominique Oglesby
Weight of Death: Episode 2 | Tynirah Borum
Feature Series › Gun Violence | National Catholic Reporter, 2010-present
As Philly homicides rise, DA Krasner formulates gun violence strategy | by Ryan Briggs, City and State Pennsylvania November 29, 2017
On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish communities try repenting for gun violence and racism | by Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post September 19, 2017
Coalition Wants Brownback To Convene Meeting On Gun Violence | by Jim McLean, Kansas City Public Radio April 29, 2016
Gun control in sight: Faith groups seize political moment | by Daniel Schultz, The Christian Century March 18, 2013
Jewish Ethics: Hillel and Shammai Weigh in on Gun Rights | by Ronald Pies, Moment Magazine February 26, 2013
Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence | by Charles Howard, University of Pennsylvania Chaplain, Huffington Post May 25, 2011