by Drick Boyd | Jan 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
It has been just over a year since I, along with eleven others, were arrested for our direct action against Colisimo’s Gun Shop. We had focused on Colisimo’s because ATF statistics had indicated that his shop was a major source of illegal guns used in crimes. As it...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, September 30, Colismo’s Gun Shop on Spring Garden St. in Philadelphia closed its doors for the last time. Once ranked by the Brady Campaign as the fifth worst gun shop in the country when it came to allowing straw purchases of illegal guns, this was a...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Over the last several months leading up to my arrest in front of Colisimos gun shop and then the five months after that leading up to my trial, I have been made acutely aware of how deeply embedded violence is in U.S. culture. While I was already quite aware of the...
by Drick Boyd | Jan 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
This week approximately 300 people from across the county will gather in Philadelphia for a peace conference entitled “Heeding God’s Call: A Gathering on Peace.” Sponsored by the historic peace churches (Quaker, Mennonite and Brethren), the stated purpose is “to...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
As a Philadelphia Eagles fan who by nature should take delight in any mishaps befalling opposing teams like the New York Giants, I should take some pleasure in seeing Giants star receiver Plaxico Burress being charged with illegal possession of a handgun after...
