Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Politics/Gun politics

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I started the task force as an empty framework to give others the opportunity to weigh in. Feel free to boldly edit or propose and discuss ideas here. –dlthewave ☎ 15:12, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Very nice. I added myself because I'm in process for improvements for Port Arthur massacre (Australia) --Ｔｏｍ (talk) 17:48, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Templates

• I've made a request to add Gun politics to the WP:POLITICS banner. –dlthewave ☎ 15:40, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

 Done–dlthewave ☎ 18:49, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Assessment? Showcase?

Thank you for creating this task force. I'm curious, when the project have an assessment table showing article quality and WikiProject priorities? How about a showcase highlighting Good and Featured articles and lists? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:07, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion. The Politics banner supports Class and Importance parameters so editors can start rating articles right away if they wish. It's just a matter of displaying it on the project page which I'm hoping to accomplish this weekend. –dlthewave ☎ 03:14, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

 Done –dlthewave ☎ 16:24, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

WikiProject Firearms?

Should we include a link to WikiProject Firearms, as a related project? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:09, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

 Done Also added WikiProject Crime. –dlthewave ☎ 01:47, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Do we help each other as collegues ?

Hello Buddies from this project :-) I'm working at the Port Arthur massacre. See Talk:Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia)#Improvement_of_Article_/_Wikipedia:WikiProject_Politics/Gun_politics. I would really appreciate it if you have a look ... perhaps leave some criticisms ... or happily give hints and support a little in editing the article. Have a nice weekend. Cheers --Ｔｏｍ (talk) 14:49, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

March for Our Lives Portland AfD notice

Resolved

An AfD discussion related to March for Our Lives Portland has been created. [1]. Springee (talk) 23:16, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

... and again: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/March for Our Lives Portland (2nd nomination). ----Another Believer _(Talk) 01:53, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Discussion notice

A discussion related to this topic is taking place at NPOV Noticeboard. –dlthewave ☎ 02:30, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

failed login attempts

Somebody just attempted (and failed) to login to my account. Anybody else having this issue? --KRAPENHOEFFER! TALK 18:20, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Yes, I had the same thing happen. –dlthewave ☎ 18:47, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Might want to bring this to attention of staff then. --KRAPENHOEFFER! TALK 19:13, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Me too, just 2 min ago. Springee (talk) 19:21, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

I've placed a notice at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Break-in_attempts_to_accounts_belong_to_members_of_Wikipedia:WikiProject_Politics/Gun_politics --KRAPENHOEFFER! TALK 19:32, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Looks like it's a lot of people are seeing it, not just us. --KRAPENHOEFFER! TALK 19:36, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

It seems to be happening across the board. K.e.coffman (talk) 00:56, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Open discussions section

I recently added an Open discussions section to the project page, but another editor has raised campaigning concerns since other projects were not notified. Do folks feel that this is a useful/appropriate addition to the project? I'd like to see uninvolved editors weigh in on the potential canvassing issue elsewhere but also get a feel for whether or not this something we would like to include. –dlthewave ☎ 18:18, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

I think it's a good idea. It would allow to track discussions so that we could refer to them in the future. I would include RfCs and discussions at various noticeboards: NPOVN, RSN, etc. Once the RfC/discussion is closed / archived, it could be moved to "Archived discussions" or similar. I would also suggest having a similar section at WP:GUNS - for the discussions that cover specific types or models of firearms. --K.e.coffman (talk) 01:30, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

RSN discussion notice

A discussion related to this project, regarding AR-15 style rifle, has been opened at Reliable sources noticeboard. –dlthewave ☎ 15:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Move discussion regarding Wikipedia:Gun use

A move proposal has been initiated in regards to this Wikipedia essay. Please see Wikipedia talk:Gun use#Requested move 19 May 2018.

RfC Notice

An RfC related to this topic, Wound characteristics of military-style rifles, has been opened at Reliable sources noticeboard. –dlthewave ☎ 20:09, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

User essay

I've written an essay related to this topic, How a project advice page was enforced as policy for ten years, which documents a group of editors who enforced the WP:Firearms advice page as policy. Feel free to comment or suggest changes and additions at my talk page. –dlthewave ☎ 22:00, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Invitation

I got a templated invitation from an IP to join this wikiproject, with no indication why I (out of all wikipedians) was asked. Are there criteria being applied, or is this entirely arbitrary? (Hint: there's a correct answer.)LeadSongDog come howl! 17:17, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

WP:DENY. Geogene (talk) 18:17, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

Discussion notice

A discussion regarding criminal use is taking place at the Smith & Wesson M&P15 talk page. –dlthewave ☎ 03:26, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Notice of RfC

A RfC related to the inclusion of three mass shootings in the Smith & Wesson M&P15 article has been opened. Springee (talk) 02:11, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

Discussion: Federal Assault Weapons Ban, How to summarize the literature?

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Federal Assault Weapons Ban#How to summarize the literature?. Seeking collaboration in integrating three recent peer-reviewed studies on the effects of the federal assault weapons ban. 2600:387:B:9:0:0:0:C5 (talk) 15:16, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

re: Second Amendment sanctuary - "Resolutions" or Movement" ?

I was involved with the fight against SAPOs in Oregon so I have legal documents (but they are not links) from several sides of the issue. I do not know how to add them to articles.

There is a lot of information missing from the "Second Amendment sanctuary" article such as timelines of opposition and how the movement changed each time it was shut down. Instead, the article looks like one long list of successes when that is not the case. The article appears to be entirely biased in favor of the movement. Is there a way to make this article more balanced or at best neutral? In fact, I'm noticing that the article was created after the Sanctuary movement had to change tactics when the movement was shut down in Oregon in January of 2019. I'm uncomfortable about how this article is being formulated and when it appears to have been created - February of 2019. I hope I am messaging correctly. I just created an account today to hopefully figure out how to correct that article.

This is the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_sanctuary

For example, this article I am referencing from Oregon Public Broadcasting pointed out that this was a militia "movement" to subvert state senate by giving Constitutional authority to County Sheriffs in Oregon and also showed that these militia members were threatening people in Oregon who opposed it. I have documentation of those members threatening Sheriff candidates if they opposed it also. I do not believe the issue is a simple list of "resolutions" as the current article defines the term. I believe that it is a "movement" that changes tactics after key losses. The current wikipedia article does not indicate any of their losses. https://www.opb.org/news/article/gun-rights-county-ordinance-oregon-militia-douglas-county/

LATLMedia (talk) 22:15, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Giffords Center update help

Hi WikiProject Gun Politics. I made some suggestions to update/correct the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and was wondering if a reviewer(s) from this project was able to take a look since the article is about a legal research center. I have a conflict of interest, so I can't edit the article directly myself. The requests that need review are here Talk:Giffords_Law_Center_to_Prevent_Gun_Violence#Updates_to_Improve_Article_-_June_14,_2022. Thanks.Brooklyn1576 (talk) 17:40, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Barnstar?

Contributing to gun politics related articles is sure to be met with a lot of discouraging vandalism and flaming since it's such a controversial topic. I think it might be a nice way to encourage people who are helping with such articles by having a barnstar to award to them. I'm not really good at that sort of thing though. Maybe someone else would care to make a Gun Politics Barnstar? I would really appreciate it. SigurdsSister (talk) 21:00, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Request to Move at Gun show loophole

There is a discussion regarding moving the article Gun show loophole -> Private sale of firearms in the United States [2]. A related NPOVN discussion is here [3]. Springee (talk) 00:03, 25 October 2024 (UTC)