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The Bushmaster connection
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: The university is right to seek distance from the manufacturer of the gun used in the Newtown, Conn., massacre last month.
In a prudent move, Cerberus Capital Management is seeking to sever its financial ties with the manufacturer of the assault weapon used in the Newtown, Conn., massacre. It’s a necessary decision, considering that the private equity firm’s clientele includes public institutions such as the University of California. It is imperative Read More…
Letters: Jan. 29
Dirks responds to Columbia faculty criticism On Jan. 22, The Daily Californian published a letter from some of my Columbia colleagues that contains serious misrepresentations of what I actually said during the course of an introductory online video interview (still available through the UC Berkeley NewsCenter) that was released after Read More…
The truth about gun control laws
Gun control legislation is not just ineffective — it is harmful
Since the unspeakably tragic Newtown school shooting of Dec. 14, there has been an outpouring of media attention focusing on the problem of gun violence in the United States. Many politicians, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, have called for a renewal of the so-called assault weapons ban, while others have advocated Read More…
Committee releases gun control and safety report
Violence prevention education, increased security presence and screening for weapons at schools are just a few recommendations from the Berkeley Unified School District’s Ad Hoc Safety Committee, released in a gun control and safety report June 24. The committee presented the report to the district’s Board of Directors Wednesday night Read More…
Safety committee to present report to school board
A committee focusing on improving gun safety in local high schools will meet one final time this week before presenting a finalized report of recommendations to the district’s Board of Directors June 29. This past school year, seven separate incidences of students bringing guns to Berkeley High School and Berkeley Read More…