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Continued from page 1 in 2022 compared to 2021, according to data released by the FBI on Wednesday, but the number of casualties increased from 243 to 313. The number of people killed decreased from five in 2021 to twenty-one in 2022, while the number of injured police officers increased considerably.

With nine events, the month of May had the most shootings, with Sunday being the day with the most gun violence.

The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, was the deadliest occurrence of 2022, and Texas also county commissioner, state representative, federal government, you know—or even the park board—with no say. That’s taxation without representation.

MSR: Is there a waiting period or any stipulations to reintroducing voting rights to those who have served their time?

Champion: There’s no waiting period. You get out and you’re not incarcerated, you are allowed to vote because we want you to get reintegrated into society expeditiously. So yes, a person would be able to get out and vote right away. Now, others tried to argue for a waiting period and to me that just added more confusion. We need to have a clear line, so no one will make a mistake. We don’t want there to be a mistake. We don’t want anything that could risk their freedom, or run the risk of them being charged with a new crime, because they may have voted too early.

MSR: Was there any pushback from other legislatures at the thought of restoring voting rights for past offenders?

Champion: As I was pushing for this, you heard things like, ‘Hey, they have to pay their debt to society. And if this is a consequence of their behavior that they are not allowed to vote, then they should not be allowed to vote.’ Then I heard people say there should be a waiting period.

If they come out, we should make them prove that they’ve changed and they’re different before they’re given the right to vote. Then there are those who said, ‘Hey, I’m okay with everybody else voting. But if you’re a rapist or a murderer or something like that, then you shouldn’t be allowed to vote.’ and then he asked me would I be interested in serving on the Givens Foundation board. I began serving on that board since 1998, then in 2016, I became the acting executive director.”

Well, here’s the thing, that becomes confusing too. Because now you gotta start timing when somebody can or cannot vote. And if we really wanna make sure that people are not offending and, and we want to bring down or decrease recidivism, there can’t be exceptions.

MSR: Are there other things you’re looking at to expand the rights of those who were formerly incarcerated to reduce recidivism?

Champion: I’ve done some stuff on the juvenile side of the equation. That’s important because some of the things that we’re seeing involve our young people. How do we ing in the ‘90s,” said Herman J. Milligan, the foundation’s acting executive director and chair. “Then we started talking

Givens’ legacy in business, the arts, his longtime devotion to his college alma mater will be lasting. But both Mulligan and Hayden point out that Archie’s generosity was underrated but make sure that there’s prevention and intervention? What about the services that they need so we can bring them back into law-abiding behavior or prevent them from getting into unlawful behavior?

That also means allowing them to dream and then help them with employment, but also education and making sure that they can get their mental-health will be most remembered.

“He was very humble, friendly, always had time to talk to you,” said Mulligan. “He was a loving, caring person. He really cared about all people and really cared about ensuring that Black Americans can be seen as contributors in a positive way like any other cultural group.”

“He was a great guy,” said Hayden, who added that Giv- issues addressed, or address poverty issues. Sometimes when you’re a young person or a person who is evolving, you sometimes get involved in things you shouldn’t. Now you want a career—whether it’s in PCA (personal care assistance) or child childcare or something that requires a license, and now you apply and now you are disqualified because of your record. I’m dealing with DHS (Department of Human Services) to say that you can’t use their background against them—if number one, their record got it expunged, or number two, it was resolved favorably for them. ens’ illness sadly took him away from the community he loved and served. “It was almost like we had lost him a long time ago,” he observed. from the home last Thursday. A Facebook live-streamed video of the suspect posted under the name “NotKevin Yang” corroborates that fact. It showed him holding what appeared to be a sawed-off shotgun as he walked out of the front door tied to a woman. On the live-streamed video the woman, along with viewer commenters, pleaded with Yang to surrender. Witnesses reported two women emerged from the home along with Yang, one who was not wearing a top accompanied another woman who was screaming Yang’s American name, Kevin. The woman screaming the name appeared to be the same woman seen in the Facebook Live video tied to Yang.

The woman, identified as Gurneau, was taken, apparently unharmed, to the back of a squad car, according to recorded footage. Shortly after being shot by the FBI, Yang ended up in an ambulance. Gurneau was also reportedly transported to the hospital for an apparent fentanyl overdose.

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Archie Givens’ survivors include his wife Carol Meshbesher, his daughter Sunny (his other daughter from his first marriage, April, died in 2004), and sister Roxanne. A memorial service was held on April 30.

A small crowd of community members gathered at Dowling and Dupont once news spread about the officer-involved shooting, believing that Minneapolis police officers were involved—after decades of incidents of police brutality—even though FBI agents were responsible. A couple who said they knew the woman tied up to Yang in the standoff anxiously waited for news. So was someone who knew him to be a troublemaker.

All the while, a woman who owns a home at the corner where the shooting occurred told gawkers to get off her lawn and to watch the news for updates. had the most shootings overall.

A federal warrant for Yang’s arrest showed he was wanted for assaulting a federal officer and potentially possessing firearms, which is prohibited for someone convicted of a felony.

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The most significant casualties resulted from a shooting at a July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, where a gunman wounded 55 people.

Nearly half of the occurrences happened in public places like the Fourth of July parade, 14 occurred in commercial establishments, and four occurred in educational institutions. Only three of the fifty perpetrators were female; the youngest was 15, and the oldest was 70. Most shooters were familiar with the site or the people inside, with the FBI reporting that roughly half of all shootings had a shooter who knew the target.

The FBI said perpetrators used 61 firearms in 50 incidents, including 29 handguns, 26 rifles, and three shotguns.

Key conclusions from the report include:

• Forty-seven men out of a total of 50 shooters. They were between the ages of 15 and 70.

• In over half of the events, the shooter had a known link to the area, the victim, or both.

• Four of the perpetrators wore body armor, and two served as snipers.

• A total of 61 firearms were used in the incidents, including 29 handguns, 26 rifles, three shotguns, and three undetermined weaponries.

• Six of the fifty active shooter incidents were reported in Texas, more than any other state.

• These shootings occurred in seven distinct settings, including open areas, commercial buildings, residences, educational institutions, government buildings, places of worship, and healthcare facilities.