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Philadelphia students and school community members joined thousands across the country in calling for gun reform as part of the National School Walkout demonstration, gathering at City Hall on March 14. Photo: Emily Neil / AL DÍA News

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Walking out, speaking up

Philadelphia students and school community members joined tens of thousands across the country in…

March 14th, 2018

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Mayor Kenney's executive order on firearms ban from recreational centers was blocked.

Kenney’s order struck down

October 4th, 2022

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U.S. Senator Bob Casey on a previous visit to the AL DÍA newsroom. Photo: AL DÍA Archives.

Casey meets Philly youth

June 7th, 2022

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It's time to take action against mass shootings in the U.S. Photo: Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images

Take action, politicians

May 25th, 2022

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19 children massacred

May 25th, 2022

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A threat to gun makers?

February 17th, 2022

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Las autoridades llegan al lugar del tiroteo en la escuela de Oxford, Michigan. Foto: Getty Images

new school shooting tragedy

November 30th, 2021

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Philly Sues for Gun Control

October 18th, 2021

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Parents of Marjory Stoneman Douglass shooting victim are advocating for voting and gun control with son’s image. Photo: Change the Ref.

"Unfinished Votes"

October 9th, 2020

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DES MOINES, IOWA - NOVEMBER 01: Democratic presidential candidate, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) addresses his supporters after announcing he was dropping out of the presidential race before the start of the Liberty and Justice Celebration being held at the Wells Fargo Arena on November 01, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

November 4th, 2019

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During the last week of August, there were reports of a fatality apparently caused by the habitual use of electronic cigarettes. After this alert, at least 450 hospitalizations of patients with respiratory diseases were reported throughout the country.

Gun Control vs. e-cigarettes

September 17th, 2019

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Alejandro Bedoya of the United States speaks to the media at Sao Paulo FC on June 17, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Heritage and History

Athlete Challenges Congress

August 5th, 2019

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A policeman stands guard at the entrance of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Institute, this Thursday in Parkland, Florida. The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, praised the "tremendous courage" and "resilience" shown by the community of Parkland after the shooting that exactly one year ago left 17 dead in a school in that city in the southeast of the state. EFE/Cristobal Herrera

A bittersweet year

February 15th, 2019

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Thousands gathered for March for Our Lives in Philadelphia. Photo: Emily Neil /

Youth Lead the Way at March

March 26th, 2018

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[OP-ED] Kids March To End…

March 22nd, 2018

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Image of the building of one of the largest retail stores in the country, Dick's Sporting Goods, which has decided to break ties with products that finance the National Rifle Association. Source: CNN Money.

March 2nd, 2018

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US President Donald Trump (c) speaks during a meeting with members of Congress to discuss school and community safety at the White House in Washington (United States) on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. EFE / SHAWN THEW

Comprehensive and Democrat?

March 1st, 2018

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The World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, believes guns are a symbol of the "rod of iron" referenced in the Book of Revelations.

For the love of guns

March 1st, 2018

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Dalton police respond to reports of shots fired at Dalton High School on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. Photo by C.B. Schmelter /Times Free Press

Guns for teachers?

February 28th, 2018

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The President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), Wayne LaPierre, delivers a speech during the 45th Annual Conference of Conservative Political Action (CPAC), at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland (United States) on the 22nd February 2018. EFE / Jim Lo Scalzo

A macabre response

February 23rd, 2018

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Rosa Alma waves signs ask demanding guns legislations, in Coral Springs, Florida, USA on 16 February 2018. Nikolas Jacob Cruz, reportedly an expelled student, has been charged with seventeen counts of premeditated murder in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on 14 February 2018. EFE

Strengthening School Safety

February 19th, 2018

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"Trump heads south to be the first president since Reagan to speak at NRA Forum". Source: Yellow Hammer News.

NRA's secret strategy

February 19th, 2018

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Several police officers guard Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in the city of Parkland, Florida, USA, on February 15, 2018, where at least 17 people died in a new shooting, the eighteenth so far this year in educational centers of the country, in a massacre that is attributed to former student of Hispanic origin Nikolas Cruz. EFE / Cristobal Herrera

February 15th, 2018

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Maria Durand cries while visiting the 26 crosses installed in a field in Sutherland Springs, Texas, USA, on November 7, 2017, in honor of the 26 people who died in a shooting at a Baptist church.

308 massive shootings have…

November 8th, 2017

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In any given year Americans are 2,000 times more likely to be killed by other armed Americans than by a Jihadi terrorist.

Less weapons and more laws

October 3rd, 2017

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A man looks at a firearms exhibit at the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 27 April 2017. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER

NRA begins annual…

April 28th, 2017