SHV IN THE NEWS
Feb 11, 2025 |Eagle Tribune – Proposal would lower firearm purchase age to 18
“If you make it easier for 18 to 20 year olds to access firearms, you will have more preventable gun injuries and deaths, like every other state with lax gun laws,” said John Rosenthal, co-founder of Stop Handgun Violence, a national advocacy group that pushes for tighter gun control.
Dec 10, 2024 |NBC Boston – Concern over ghost guns grows after killing of CEO
“These guns are designed to be untraceable.” ~John Rosenthal
Dec 5, 2024 | State House News Panel balks at fed funds for gun violence prevention
“We won’t be getting any help from the Trump administration because they’re in the pocket of the NRA,” Rosenthal said. “And these programs save lives.”
Nov 2, 2024 | Boston Globe Progress on abortion rights and gun safety must come in the states
First, in an era where gun violence has become epidemic, the data is clear, noted John Rosenthal, cofounder of Stop Handgun Violence: States with tougher gun laws have significantly lower rates of gun deaths than those with loose laws.
Sep 13, 2024 | Boston Globe JD Vance fogs up the school safety debate
“JD Vance doesn’t know what he is talking about. He is just talking off the top of his head to placate the gun lobby.” John Rosenthal
Aug 29, 2024 | GBH AI-assisted campaign against gun violence that uses voices of deceased rallies in Boston
Patricia and her husband Manuel Oliver stand with their school bus for gun violence advocacy alongside Sonya Coleman of Stop Handgun Violence.
July 25, 2024 |Governor Healey Signs Gun Safety Legislation Cracking Down on Ghost Guns, Strengthening Violence Prevention
“I couldn’t be more proud and grateful for Gov Healey and our Legislative leaders for continuing to make Massachusetts the safest state and a model for the Nation with, respect to gun violence prevention.” John E. Rosenthal
June 28, 2024 |Boston Globe Curbs on ghost guns, a better ‘red flag’ law on owners can’t wait for next year
Gabby Giffords, with John Rosenthal of Stop Handgun Violence, threw out the first pitch on “Gun Violence Awareness Night” before the Red Sox played the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on June 16.
June 25, 2024 |GBH News Another Trump term would mean worse gun violence
June 6, 2024 |Gloucester Times Gloucester to Mark Gun Violence Awareness Day
Stop Handgun Violence founder and chair John Rosenthal joined Gloucester Mayor Verga, state legislators and survivors at City Hall.
Feb 2, 2024 |Washington Post MA Senate approves gun bill aimed at ghost guns and assault weapons
The bill “dramatically improves current gun safety laws in Massachusetts by closing dangerous loopholes and by making it harder for legally prohibited gun buyers to access firearms without detection by law enforcement,” Stop Handgun Violence founder John Rosenthal
Previous Years:
Oct 27, 2023 | Jim & Margery interviews John (~1.29) on the latest and most deadly mass shooting this year.
Oct 26, 2023 | WHDH–Maine shootings raise questions about how gunman was able to own weapon used in attacks
“It was absolutely preventable,” said Stop Handgun Violence Co-Founder John Rosenthal. “But, in Maine, they don’t have the tools to prevent it….Maine ‘is one of the worst offenders, there are virtually no gun laws in Maine.”
Oct 19, 2023 | NBC Boston – Sweeping gun bill aimed at tightening Mass. firearm laws passes House
Oct 11, 2023 | Boston Globe –Saving lives the goal of stepped up gun reform law
John Rosenthal, founder of Stop Handgun Violence, pointed out (that) this state has been regulating guns for three decades now — with results that any state would envy.
Oct 10, 2023 | NBC10 Boston –Tensions evident during public hearing on Mass. gun control legislation
When asked by Rep. Steven Xiarhos on limiting gun owners from carrying in sensitive places – “There ought to be a right to feeling safe in our society, too, and when you go to a polling place, I think you should feel comfortable that others around you aren’t carrying firearms and you can exhibit your constitutional rights,” Rosenthal replied.
July 7, 2023 | Boston Globe Op Ed – Don’t Let Assault Weapons End Another Life
- Letters to the Editor in response to Boston Globe Op Ed
June 29, 2023 | Eagle Tribune – Beacon Hill takes aim at “loopholes” in gun laws
April 28, 2023 | Jimmy Tingle’s 50th show highlights John’s work at SHV
April 15, 2023 | The Audrey Hall Show: The Focus on Saving Innocent Lives from Gun Violence.
April 11, 2023 | GBH Greater Boston Jon Keller interviews John Rosenthal on the Gun Violence Epidemic and Solutions
March 29, 2023 | WGBH Greater Boston interviews John Rosenthal of SHV and Mark Barden of SHP
March 28, 2023 | NBC10 Nashville School Shooting
John Rosenthal shares his reaction to the latest mass school shooting at a grade school in Nashville.
March 25, 2023 | Boston Globe Sandy Hook and Parkland Survivors Rally Against Gun Violence
The event was organized by students from Emerson College in partnership with the non-profit organization Stop Handgun Violence and March for Our Lives.
January 27, 2023 | Boston Globe Opinion –Gun Violence is a Uniquely American Crisis
This is a uniquely American public health and safety crisis. No other developed country intentionally allows unrestricted access to easily concealed handguns and military-style assault weapons.
January 19, 2023 | Boston Globe – Gun Safety is Starting to Work as an Electoral Issue
In an array of competitive states, supporting tougher gun laws was an advantage and not a liability. And that’s important as the push for stronger laws goes forward.
November 3, 2022 | Reader’s Digest – What are Commonsense Gun Laws?
60% of Americans want Congress to pass stricter firearms regulations—and nearly 90% of Americans support some measures, such as strengthening background checks.
October 31, 2022| Boston Globe –Three People Shot in Dorchester
“If you live in Roxbury, Mattapan, [or] Dorchester, it is easier to find a gun than find a job, and that is the case across America in our poorest neighborhoods. … There is a relationship between economic justice, crime reduction, and lower gun crime.’’ ~John Rosenthal
