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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
Lynbrook police: Man injured, arrested after gun goes off in MRI machine
A Williston Park man was arrested last month after a handgun he possessed fired and injured him when he was about to undergo an MRI. more
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An estimated 300 to 400 gun-rights advocates rallied in front of the State Capitol in Albany last Saturday. Many protesters interviewed by the Herald said the AR-15 assault rifle must remain legal across the country.
Gun owners decry SAFE Act in Albany rally
Part two in an ongoing series.Dressed in olive-green fatigues and brandishing placards touting the legality of the AR-15 assault rifle, an estimated 300 to 400 gun rights advocates descended on … more
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Finding hope among the crowd at the March for Our Lives
Just in front of me, a teenage girl tentatively raised her arm. Then she clenched her fist. We were at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington on March 24 . . . more
More than 1,500 protesters, including many children, turned out for a March for Our Lives rally at SUNY Farmingdale on Saturday morning.
1,500 students, elected leaders rally for gun control at SUNY Farmingdale March for Our Lives
Nearly 25 years have passed since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. Six were killed and 19 wounded. Kevin McCarthy, then 26 and a broker with Prudential Securities in New York City, took a bullet to the head, but he survived. His left arm remains partially paralyzed. more
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in honor of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14., East Rockaway High School Interim Principal Neil Lederer organized an assembly.
East Rockaway students recognize Parkland shooting victims
East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School students and staff participated in an assembly Wednesday in honor of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. more
Student Government Association members read the names of the 17 victims of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. during a special ceremony at Lynbrook High School on Wednesday.
Lynbrook students remember Florida school shooting victims
For 17 minutes Wednesday morning, every student at Lynbrook High School stood in the gymnasium to remember the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. more
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Puckle gun, AR-15, what’s the difference?
You knew CNN’s town hall to debate gun control — on Feb. 21, only a week after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. — would devolve into absurdity when National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch took the stage. more
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
Letter to the Editor: Lynbrook, East Rockaway
So many Americans agree on gunsTo the Editor:Sensible gun-control laws aren’t complicated. For example, take universal background checks. We have a Second Amendment, but we also have a Fourth … more
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