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Author: Julie Gunlock

I'm a mom of three boys, a radio host at WMLA News Talk 105.9 FM in Washington DC, and a program manager at IWF. I'm also the director of IWN. I love cooking, traveling, and spending time with my husband and kids.

From the Director: We’re Winning!

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I hope your summer is off to a great start. We’ve been having wonderful weather here in D.C. and such lovely, cool nights. 

I was sitting out...

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From the Director: Casey DeSantis & the Corporate Media

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Campaign season is in full swing and that means it’s time to start beating up the wives of the Republican (only!) nominees. The corporate media and s...

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From the Director: What to Make of Pride Month

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Well folks, it used to be June, but now June has transitioned (ba-dum-tsss) to “Pride Month”–where stores, restaurants, basically every major corpora...

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From the Director: Target’s Well-Deserved Backlash

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We hope you had a Happy Memorial Day weekend! I hope you spent time with your family and friends this weekend and taking a moment to think about those...

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From the Director: Mothers Must Reclaim Their Role

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Weekend note from IWN Director Julie Gunlock: 

Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the mothers on the Network. This little poem I came across from Ca...

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Gun Bans/Gun Free Zones Do Nothing

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  • Our hearts go out to the victims and families in the aftermath of the latest school shooting. 
  • We need solutions to better protect our school children and prevent school shootings or other such incidents in the future. 
  • Gun-free zones will only embolden gunmen to strike.
  • Arming staff is the best way to deter killers.
  • A 2019 study by the Crime Research Prevention Center found that zero people have been killed in school shootings where armed staff programs are in effect. 
  • There are also new technologies that can help law enforcement locate the gunman in the event of a mass shooting.
  • Advocates of gun control frame the debate as a fight between those who want to save lives, and those who want their rights even if it means that lives are lost. But that’s not fair and it’s not accurate. 
  • Confiscating weapons from law-abiding citizens will not make us safer. 
  • This is especially true for survivors of domestic violence (like a mother who legally carries a gun to protect herself and her children). 
  • Restrictions on firearms are likely to turn law-abiding citizens into instant felons for ordinary, safe behavior and be cost prohibitive for the poorest families to protect themselves.
    • The CDC reports 500,000 annual uses of firearms in defense of self or others. 
  • There is no one-size-fits-all solution for anyone’s choice of how to keep him/ herself and loved ones safe. Some people choose to own firearms.
  • We need solutions that will actually save lives. 
  • As previously mentioned, one practical and proven way to make schools safer is arming school staffers.
  • School employees with the right background and training to carry a firearm should be allowed to. 
  • Last but not least, we need more police presence in our communities and at our schools, not less.