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NYC Assemblyman Proposes Gun Restraining Order Bill
NYC Assemblyman Proposes Gun Restraining Order Bill - A New York assemblyman is introducing gun restraining order legislation. The idea is to temporarily deny individuals who are considered dangerous access to guns. Democratic Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh of...
Candidates for Onondaga County sheriff weigh in on inmate treatment, SAFE Act
Candidates for Onondaga County sheriff weigh in on inmate treatment, SAFE Act - Since its passage in January 2013, the New York SAFE Act has been a topic of discussion for law enforcement officials across the state, including the two candidates running to replace...
Gay gun activists: Growing LGBT push to support the Second Amendment
Gay gun activists: Growing LGBT push to support the Second Amendment - Four years ago Chris Cheng came out of nowhere to beat seasoned marksmen, police officers and veterans to win History Channel’s reality shooting competition show “Top Shot.” “When I...
Eric Holder to Step Down as Attorney General
Eric Holder to Step Down as Attorney General - Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce he will resign as the nation's top law-enforcement official on Thursday but will remain in office until a successor is confirmed, U.S. officials said. President Barack Obama...
C.D.4: Rice backed by anti-gun violence groups
C.D.4: Rice backed by anti-gun violence groups - Democratic Congressional candidate Kathleen Rice received the endorsement of two anti-gun violence advocacy groups Wednesday -- including Every Town for Gun Safety, a group launched by former New York City Mayor Michael...
SAFE Act, and Skelos, dominate upstate Senate debate
SAFE Act, and Skelos, dominate upstate Senate debate - State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk and her Republican Senate challenger George Amedore traded insults and blame over the locally unpopular SAFE Act and public ethics during an hourlong debate at the historic Proctor's...
Michael Bloomberg-led gun control group announces ads, endorsements
Michael Bloomberg-led gun control group announces ads, endorsements - Angling to reintroduce gun control into public discourse ahead of November's elections, the group bankrolled by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced endorsements in more...
Bronx DA Robert Johson to huddle with national group of lawmen, re-draw blueprint to combat gun violence
Bronx DA Robert Johson to huddle with national group of lawmen, re-draw blueprint to combat gun violence - The borough’s top lawman will head to Atlanta, looking for a little help stopping the scourge of gun violence. Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson will powwow...
Local Prosecutors Form Nationwide Alliance Against Gun Violence
Local Prosecutors Form Nationwide Alliance Against Gun Violence - Homicide rates have improved in the past 20 years, but there's a lot more cities can do, New York City's leading prosecutor Cyrus Vance Jr. tells TIME. Prosecutors from major cities across the United...
Feiner calls for state regulation of gun ranges
Feiner calls for state regulation of gun ranges - Following the discovery of bullets outside the now closed Westchester County Police Revolver and Rifle Range in Greenburgh, Town Supervisor Paul Feiner has called for state or federal regulation of gun ranges. ...