GOD, GUNS AND THE MENTALLY ILL It is sad to note the number of men, young and old, who are suffering from some form of mental illness. From paranoid schizophrenia to bipolar disorder, men are literally going insane. Their minds […]
Public Advocate James on Dick’s Sporting Goods Ending Sales of Assault Weapons “There is simply no excuse for any retailer to sell military-grade weapons or high-capacity magazines to civilians. I have been leading the fight in New York City to […]
In an effort to get illegal firearms off the street, the Evangelical Garifuna Church and Fellowship Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, in conjunction with the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, will be hosting the Bronx Gun Buyback Program on Saturday, […]
Turn in operable handguns & assault rifles for $200 on Saturday, August 6, from 10-4pm.
Democrats In Congress Sit-In to Demand A Vote on Gun Violence WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman José E. Serrano joined fellow House Democrats’ sit-in on the House Floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republicans allow a vote on bipartisan […]
The controversy over guns will remain as divided as American politics.
March with ‘Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense’ from Cadman Plaza Park to City Hall. 4th annual Brooklyn Bridge March, Saturday, May 7th.
On Thursday evening, two NYPD police officers were shot and wounded inside a stairwell at 320 East 156th Street within the Melrose Housing Development in the South Bronx. Three officers were conducting a vertical patrol in the sixth floor stairwell area when […]
NEW YORK — Following the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, which killed 14 and wounded 21 people, Public Advocate Letitia James took immediate action against TD Bank, N.A. and TD Securities USA, financiers of Smith & Wesson, which manufactured […]
Officer Randolph Holder Jr. of PSA5 was shot and killed tonight in East Harlem responding to gunshots fired. Holder, a five year veteran of the NYPD, was pronounced dead Tuesday evening at 10:22pm. He was only 33 years of age. Officer Holder […]
Divesting from Walmart By Public Advocate Letitia James On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner walked into a Walmart and purchased gun ammunition. Within three hours of this purchase at a local Walmart he opened fire and callously murdered six […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx Senator Rev. Diaz on President Obama and Christian Persecution Last night, I watched President Barack Obama speak on national television about the massacre at Oregon’s Umpwua […]
A federal appeals court has struck down as unconstitutional parts of Washington, D.C.’s gun laws. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 Friday that the city cannot require gun owners to re-register a gun […]
Fear Drug Gang Takedowns Leave A Drug Supply Vacuum Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, applauding police for bringing down the Black Stone Gorilla Gangstas –a violent drug gang– that plied its trade at a major housing project in his district, is calling for a new focus on drug […]
Via The Trace: “The pervasive rightwing case against tougher gun regulation is neatly captured by this soundbite from Marco Rubio: “My skepticism about gun laws is criminals don’t follow the law,” the Republican senator and presidential candidate has said. “They don’t care what the […]
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