Archive for September, 2006

A Night of Music

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

You are invited to a benefit for WAVE Educational Fund
Please join us for a night of music!
Sunday, October 8, 2006
7p.m. – 9p.m.
Featuring Robin Pluer
&
Edgar Allen Cash
Two great musical acts supporting one worthy cause
Coffee House
631 N. 19th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
To veiw the full invitation click this link.

WAVE Slams House Passage of NRA Backed Bill

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

WAVE’s executive director, Jeri Bonavia, talks with Wisconsin Radio Network about the passage of H.R. 5092.
ATF reform bill criticized

by Bob Hague
A Wisconsin gun control activist slams House passage of an ATF reform bill.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill Tuesday. Its authors contend the legislation will grant the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and […]

Congressman Sensenbrenner Wants to Handcuff Mayors and Cops, Keeping Them from Using Gun Crime Trace Data, Says Wisconsin Group

Monday, September 18th, 2006

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 14 — A “crybaby” huh?
Those were the words used by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-5th) against Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who called on Congress to oppose a slate of federal bills that would prevent law enforcement agencies from accessing gun crime trace data, making it much more difficult to stop criminal gun trafficking.
The […]

Show Your Support for Crime Gun Tracing

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Today, an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured a story about a “heated exchange” between Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner related to the tracing of illegal guns.
Key information from the article:
1) Rep. Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, voted in favor of a bill to prohibit […]

Book Signing with Professor Saul Cornell, September 14th, 2006

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

WAVE is hosting, along with the Freedom States Alliance, a book signing and coffee with Professor Saul Cornell, author of “A Well- Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America.” Please join us for an evening with Saul Cornell and our special guest Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
Freedom States Alliance […]