Reported Drive-By In Santa Barbara Neighborhood

Over the weekend, a drive-by shooting in a somewhat quiet neighborhood has residents concerned and police searching for answers. Police say they gunmen involved in the shooting, were targeting a specific house.

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NRA Defeated In Key Gun Violence Prevention Vote: Elections Have Consequences

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Akon Performs Community Service, 

Speaks At Gun Violence Forum

May 29th, 2009 8:23am EDT  

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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Hip-hop star Akon spoke to students in upstate New York about gun violence as part of a plea agreement for tossing a fan off stage at a concert nearby.Akon pleaded guilty in December to tossing the teen off stage at a June 2007 concert at Dutchess County Stadium in Fishkill, N.Y. He won't serve jail time but must complete 65 hours of anti-violence and anti-gang community service.Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik said Thursday's forum fulfilled some of those hours. He said Akon will return to Poughkeepsie in September and participate in a Project SWAG — Society at War Against Guns — back-to-school conference.Akon, whose given name is Aliaune Thiam, will also record a public service announcement about gun violence for use by local radio stations.See more photos of Akon here!

Active Shooter Presentation

To: Campus Community
Fr: Acting Police Chief Mike Foster

Re: Active Shooter Presentation

In a continuing effort to inform and prepare the campus, the UCSB Police
Department is offering an insightful and dramatic presentation regarding
active shooter or critical incidents. This free 90 minute presentation
will be held July 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Sergeant Matt
Bowman has teamed with Dr. Turi Honegger, Psychologist and Crisis
Specialist to expand and improve this presentation. It will include
simulated gunfire, 911 audio from Columbine High School, weapon take away
demonstrations, as well as the added insights of Dr. Honegger.

Even if you have seen a previous version of this talk, it would be worth
your time to attend. Attached is a flier for this event, so please help to
get the word out.

Urge your U.S. Senators to oppose S. 845

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Dear Friend, Urge your U.S. Senators to oppose S. 845 We need you to call your U.S. Senators immediately. There is a real possibility that dangerous legislation may move in the Senate soon. And we must stop it! This legislation would force states, your state, to allow dangerous individuals to pack heat in public. The bill number is now S. 845, but it could be offered as an amendment to another bill very soon. In any form, it must be opposed. The legislative proposal would dramatically increase the number of individuals who could carry loaded hidden guns in public in your state. The so-called "Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act" is hypocrisy at its finest. It would actually trample on your state's ability to make its own rules, and worse, endanger our public safety. Please call your U.S. Senators today to urge them to OPPOSE S. 845 in any form. Vote "NO" on the gun lobby's concealed carry legislation.  Click here to look up the phone numbers for your Senators. This legislation would allow the carrying of loaded, concealed firearms outside a person's home state, even by persons legally barred from possessing guns in the state where the carrying occurs. It would allow out-of-state visitors to carry concealed firearms even if those visitors have not met the standards for carrying concealed weapons in the state they are visiting. It would reduce the gun laws in all states to the "lowest common denominator" of the states with the weakest laws on carrying concealed weapons. This is madness. Congress needs to say "NO" to the gun lobby and refuse to put our families and communities at more risk. That's why we need just a moment of your time. Please call your Senators immediately. Even if you know they support sensible gun laws, they need to hear from you! Please call today. Please tell your family and friends to call. The Senate needs to hear from all of us!   Sincerely, Paul Helmke, President Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence     Click here to forward this message to someone you know. If this e-mail was forwarded to you, click here to sign up for your own Brady Campaign alerts. Donate to Support the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. You can also mail a check to: Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Click here to update your e-mail preferences.