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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Members of Evanston's Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and young children hold signs as they take part in the city's Fourth of July parade. This is the first year the group brought a float to accompany participants as they marched the parade route.

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America brings float to Fourth of July parade to increase visibility

July 7, 2016

Evanston’s chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a gun control activist group, marched with a float in Evanston’s Fourth of July parade for the first time this year. Kim Romain,...

City Council to introduce assault weapons ban

June 20, 2013

Evanston aldermen will start weighing an assault weapons ban Monday as they seek to pass gun control legislation before a state proposal possibly prevents them from doing so. City Council will consider...

Mallazzo: Putting America's most potent killer on the radar

Mallazzo: Putting America’s most potent killer on the radar

April 29, 2013

Let’s talk about a weapon that has killed more than 1,000,000 Americans in the past quarter century and injured many millions more. By proving minimal competence at wielding it, most Americans over...

Dillon: Mutual understanding across party lines needed to ramp up gun control

Dillon: Mutual understanding across party lines needed to ramp up gun control

April 24, 2013

Last week, the United States Senate failed to overcome a filibuster and pass gun control legislation. That’s not surprising – any optimism on new meaningful legislation was fanciful. You can Google...

Ryan: A call for increased gun control measures in face of Boston shootings

Ryan: A call for increased gun control measures in face of Boston shootings

April 21, 2013

Forgive me if this column is a bit disorganized. I didn’t sleep much before I wrote it. The news coming out of Massachusetts late Thursday night and early Friday morning was at once riveting and heartbreaking,...

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