NRA doubles down: New gun laws won’t work – The National Rifle Association made clear Sunday it will not budge on its opposition to any new gun laws, despite heated criticism of the organization’s response to the Connecticut school massacre. ...
New York’s gun laws debate: Can legislation fulfill sentiment to curb violence? – The last time New York overhauled its gun laws, it imposed background checks on sales at gun shows, outlawed magazines that hold more than 10 bullets and created a database...
More gun permits issued, but few revoked locally – The pistol permit application was one of hundreds Washington County Sheriff’s Office receives every year. But before the request made it through even the first phase of the approval process, the Sheriff’s...
Coalition of New York State Legislators Against Illegal Guns Urges Action on State Plan to Reduce Gun Violence – In the wake of the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 school children and 6 teachers dead, a...