PRESS RELEASES
Tacoma Mall Shooting Illustrates Threat to Public Safety from Unregulated Sale of Firearms through the Classifieds, November 29, 2005, Campaign to Close the Newspaper Loophole
The Newspaper Classifieds - Market Place for Illegal Gun Transfers, November 21, 2005, Campaign to Close the Newsaper Loophole
Indiana Newspapers Restrict Gun Ads as Campaign to Close the Newspaper Loophole Gains Momentum, October 27, 2005 - Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence
Illinois Newspapers Shun Gun Ads as Campaign to Close the Newspaper Loophole Gains Momentum, Ocotober 20, 2005 - Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Daily Newspapers in Iowa, Ohio and Nebraska No Longer Accept Classified Ads for Guns, as Momentum Builds to "Close Newspaper Loophole," June 8, 2005 - Campaign to Close the Newspaper Loophole
Ohio Newspapers Declare Cease Fire on Gun Ads, May 4, 2005 - Campaign to Close the Newspaper Loophole
Indianapolis Star Changes Its Policy on Firearms Advertising,
April 26, 2004, Indianapolis, IN - Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence and Indiana Partnership Against Firearm Violence
Newspaper Classified Ads Allow Prohibited Purchasers to Buy Firearms Without a Background Check, September 25, 2003, Sarasota, FL – Florida Consumer Action Network and Florida Coalition Against Gun Violence
Dallas Morning News – No More Classified Ads for Handguns and Assault Weapons,
August 5, 2003, Dallas, TX – Dallas Million Mom March
Houston Chronicle – No More Classified Ads for Handguns and Assault Weapons, May 21, 2003, Houston, TX – Texans for Gun Safety
Telegraph Herald Closes Newspaper Loophole, April 14, 2003, Dubuque, IA – Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence
Newspaper Classified Ads Allow Prohibited Purchasers to Buy Firearms Without a Background Check, February 13, 2003, Madison, WI – Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort
Detroit Newspapers Declare Ceasefire on Classified Handgun Ads, February 4, 2003, Detroit, MI – Detroit Million Mom March
ICHV: Classified Ads for Guns in Newspapers Jeopardizes Public Safety, December 4, 2002, Peoria, IL – Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
HCAGV: Newspaper Classified Ads Allow Prohibited Purchasers to Buy Firearms Without a Background Check, June 26, 2002, Indianapolis, IN – Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence.
Newspaper Classified Ads Allow Prohibited Purchasers to Buy Firearms Without a Background Check, April 1, 2002, Cedar Rapids, IA –Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence.
Study Reveals Potential Terrorist Threat: More Than 75 Percent of Surveyed U.S. Newspapers Allow Unchecked Gun Sales Through Classified Ads, February 21, 2002, Washington, DC – National Campaign to Close the Newspaper Loophole.
You’ve Heard of the Gun Show Loophole; What About the Newspaper Loophole, November 1, 2001, Chicago, IL – Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.