Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Press Release
Contact: Jeri Bonavia, 414-351-9283
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort: The State Legislature’s Failure to Close the Existing, Gaping Loopholes Amounts to a State-Sanctioned “Guns For Criminals Program”
(Milwaukee, WI) – A landmark study released today by the UC Davis, […]
WAVE Educational Fund
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Jeri Bonavia, 414-510-7594 (c), 414-351-9283 (w)
Scott Vogel, 312-243-8980 (w)
Anniversaries of Horrific Virginia Tech and Columbine Shootings Provide Grim Reminder of Need for Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Announces a 3-Day, Statewide Tour, Calling for […]
NRA Endorsements and Money Are, Once Again, Meaningless in Election
(November 5, 2008, Milwaukee, WI) – The citizens of Wisconsin won another overwhelming victory against the extremism of the gun lobby this election.
“Commonsense, democracy, and Wisconsin citizens who want to live in safe communities won,” said Jeri Bonavia, Executive Director of Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort. […]
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
Contradicting longstanding legal precedent, the High Court has now crafted a new definition of the 2nd Amendment to our Constitution. The 5-4 majority decision, issued by Justice Scalia, […]
See WAVE’s Lie-In on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel front page.
It’s been one year since the tragedy at Virginia Tech, where 32 innocent people were shot to death. Over this past year, 30,000 other Americans lost their lives to gun violence in shootings at malls, in offices, in city halls, on the streets, and in […]
Release of Poll Highlights Comes on the Heels of International Association
of Chiefs of Police Groundbreaking Report Also Calling for Background
Checks on All Gun Sales
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort: Calls for moment of silence for victims of the Virginia Tech massacre on Friday, April 20th at 12:00 p.m.
WAVE’s post-election press release points out that the big loser in the November 7th election was the gun lobby. Read the full release here.
WAVE: Wis. State Rep. Lasee Exploits Tragic School Shootings to Promote His Extremist ProGun Agenda
10/5/2006 4:20:00 PM
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To: State Desk
Contact: Jeri Bonavia, 414-351-9283 or 414-510-7594 (cell); Web: http://www.waveedfund.org
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ — Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Executive Director Jeri Bonavia released the following statement today in response to State Rep. Frank Lasee’s warped plan […]
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 […]