“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 […]
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort to Host Seminar with National Experts to Curb Illegal Gun Sales and Work to Prevent Gun Violence
MILWAUKEE –Mayor Tom Barrett today called upon the National Rifle Association to support strengthening state and federal gun laws to curb illegal gun sales during the NRA’s annual convention in Milwaukee. In 2005, Milwaukee […]
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Threatening fellow state lawmakers with political retaliation, Senator Dave Zien indicated that out-of-state, special interest money would be used against any legislator who “screwed” with his bill to legalize the carrying of hidden, loaded handguns. Recently, Zien was quoted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as saying, “Anyone that screws […]
MADISON, Wis. Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ — “Spend and shoot” politicians will create a massive financial burden to taxpayers and threaten public safety if the current carrying concealed weapons (CCW) legislation becomes law in Wisconsin, according to Jeri Bonavia of the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort and advocates from the “NO CCW Coalition.” State lawmakers in […]