Archive for February, 2010

Listen to Jeri Bonavia, WAVE’s Executive Director, on “At Issue” on Wisconsin Public Radio

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Ben Merens and his guests discuss open-carry and other Wisconsin firearm issues.
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Wednesday We Delivered Thousands of Postcards to the State Capitol!

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Thanks to all who signed and collected postcards, we were able to present every single legislator with a stack of cards from their own constituents, urging them to support background checks on all gun sales.

Your postcards demonstrate to lawmakers that gun violence is a concern all across our state and an issue they […]

Brady Campaign Gives Wisconsin 10 out of 100 Possible Points

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Wisconsin has weak gun laws that help feed the illegal gun market and allow the sale of guns without background checks, according to the Brady Campaign. In the organization’s 2009 state scorecards released for all 50 states, Wisconsin earned just 10 points out of a total of 100.
According to government figures, Wisconsin also […]

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY
6,000 Wisconsin Citizens - Representing Each and Every Legislative District - Sign Postcards Asking for Criminal Background Checks On All Gun Sales
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort to Deliver Postcards to All Members of Assembly and Senate
When: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, 10am to 4pm
Where: State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin
Who: […]