DA ‘guns’ for the little guy — Half of the gun scofflaws caught packing heat illegally in the city wriggle out of jail sentences or do only minimal time, despite a get-tough law that’s supposed to send them to prison for at least 3½ years....
Governor Paterson and Congresswoman McCarthy Announce Federal Grant to Enhance Public Safety — Governor David A. Paterson and Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy announced today that New York State will receive nearly $6 million in Federal funds to improve access to...
5th A.D.: Democratic rivals clash on gun laws — In the Democratic primary in Suffolk’s 5th A.D., challenger Kenneth Mangan is looking to make an issue of Assemb. Ginny Fields’ stances on weapons. Fields (D-Oakdale) has been endorsed by the New York Rifle...
Vote against Breslin — Here’s a bit of a brain-bender from the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association: The group’s PAC, the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Political Victory Fund, has dispatched postcards in Albany County urging voters to vote...
Attorney general candidate targets guns — State attorney general candidate Eric Schneiderman’s “Justice on Main Street” slogan seemed eerily relevant Sunday as he spoke about gun violence to a crowd on Buffalo’s East Side. Just three weeks after the City Grill...
