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We continue to lose lives. Does the NRA care?

The United States is in the midst of a gun violence epidemic. Mass shootings have taken place in elementary schools, in houses of worship and in movie theaters. They make headlines with disturbing regularity . . . more

By Jim Gaughran | 9/27/19

A letter to my fellow health care CEOs about guns

Dear Colleagues: In the weeks and months following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., last year . . . more

By Michael J. Dowling | 9/6/19

On guns, let’s secure our liberty and our lives

The Declaration of Independence places “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” at the pinnacle of the American endeavor. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War to the world wars . . . more

8/23/19

State deserves praise for passing gun measures

The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence. more

2/7/19

State Sen. John Brooks, of Seaford, says that both mental illness and access to certain firearms played a role in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. He spoke at a March 3 news conference that focused on gun violence in schools.

Long Island officials, schools focus on mental illness

The Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., spurred a national dialogue about the connection between gun violence and mental illness. more

By Brian Stieglitz and James Mattone | 3/29/18

Let’s stop shooting from the fringes and aim for the middle

Washington saw another remarkable session of apparent bipartisan accommodation last week, as senators from both parties met with President Trump to discuss measures aimed at containing mounting gun violence. more

3/9/18

Just another day in America: 17 shot dead

Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . . more

2/23/18

Don’t think of our House sit-in as a failure. I don’t.

Just before noon on June 22, I finished a meeting in my office and turned on the TV to see the breaking news that would soon reach millions of people across the country: a group of my House Democratic colleagues, led by civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, were staging a sit-in on the House floor . . . more

6/29/16

Seven more Americans died while we fiddled

Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . . more

5/19/16

Child abuse prevention services Vice President Vincent Keaveny, far left, Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden — co-founders of Sandy Hook Promise — and CAPS Executive Director Alane Fagin met last week after the local group presented the Connecticut parents with an award.

Using their ‘wings for change’

Dylan Hockley was 6 years old when he was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. When his mother, Nicole, thinks about what the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/20/16

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