The National Rifle Association announced their plans to prevent another school massacre: armed guards at every school. The NRA made the announcement at a press conference a week after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. With President Barack Obama appointing Vice President Joe Biden to a task force with the aim to end [...]
In light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, The Courier is calling on you to reach out to your elected officials on gun control. If you want to see change, we urge you to reach out to the politicians and call for action. U.S. Congressmembers Congressmember Joseph Crowley 74-09 37th Avenue, Suite 306-B Queens, [...]
It is time to put aside partisan politics, reach across the aisle . . . and tackle gun control. Last Friday’s massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, inside Sandy Hook Elementary, took the lives of 20 children and six adults. It should serve to galvanize pundits, politicians and the nation to embrace tougher legislation on guns. Maybe [...]
In an effort to prevent another tragedy like last week’s massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, President Barack Obama appointed Vice President Joe Biden to head a task force to develop a concrete plan no later than January to curb gun violence in the country. “The fact that we can’t prevent every act of violence, doesn’t mean [...]
Dozens of Americans affected by gun violence joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg at City Hall for the release of 34 videos renewing the call for the federal government to reduce gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The 34 videos each tell the personal story of survivors and family members of [...]
TODAY’s FORECAST Monday: Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 54. Winds from the ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Monday night: Overcast with rain. Fog overnight. Low of 48. Winds from the ESE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.9 in. possible. EVENT of the [...]
Community outreach and communication highlighted a pledge from officials and an announcement of a nine-point plan to put a ceasefire to gun violence in southeast Queens. The plan, revealed by District Attorney Richard A. Brown and a number of elected officials on Friday, August 17, came on the eve of a buy back program in [...]
In the 1970s it was the summer of Son of Sam. Today it’s the summer of shootings. Just last week Sergeant Craig Bier became the 10th NYPD officer shot in the line of duty this year. The 15-year veteran, who boasts some 60-plus medals and citations, was shot in each leg during a firefight after [...]
In the wake of multiple massacres across the country and an increase in shootings citywide, a state politician is calling for New York to become the nation’s leader in gun control. State Senator Michael Gianaris introduced a bevy of bills in Albany that would strengthen the state’s gun laws, making them the toughest in the [...]
The NYPD says politicians need to do more, the politicians say it’s out of their hands. Bottom line — gun violence is escalating, leaving in its wake a trail of blood, tears and shattered lives. Councilmember James Sanders has taken District Attorney Richard A. Brown to task, citing the lack of gun buyback programs in [...]
