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...Washington to pass reasonable gun legislation. Sadly, the effort was defeated due to special interests and partisan politics. Gun control is still gaining national attention, and has the potential to be a major issue in the election. A number of organizations have mobilized on the issue, most notably Handgun Control, Inc. and PAX. In addition, a Million Mom March is being planned for May, and local groups are starting up around the country. A significant political force is finally growing to oppose the interests of gun owners and manufacturers. Now that the issue has strong organizational support, youth can take...
Fortunately, the effort to educate and mobilize youth regarding gun control has started here at Harvard. Youth at Harvard Against Handgun Violence, a new group started by about 15 undergraduates, is beginning to spread the word around campus. Our first meeting, on February 15, featured Mass. State Rep. Cheryl Jacques (D-, our state's leading proponent of gun control. We are now working to inform other students about gun control through lectures, debates and petition drives. We hope that, once faced with the facts about gun violence in America, Harvard students will feel compelled to act on this important issue...
Michael T. Wahl is a first-year living in Matthews Hall. He is the president of Youth at Harvard Against Handgun Violence...
After speaking with the victims, HUPD amended its description of those wanted in the crime. Police are now describing the robbers as four black males, aged 17-20. Three were around 5'8" tall and wore black puffy jackets, including the robber who brandished the handgun during the incidents...
...victims described the robbers as four black males in their teens. All stood around 6 feet tall. Three wore black puffy jackets, and the fourth--who brandished a small handgun--wore a red puffy jacket and had a scar on his cheek. One of the robbers covered his face with a ski mask, and all four had their collars turned...