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Aman Islam, 16, right, is a student at Valley Stream Central High School who has been advocating for gun safety since the Parkland shooting. He spoke on Jan. 26 at the “More Than a Moment” gun safety discussion at Oceanside Library.
Sen. Todd Kaminsky hosts gun safety forum at Oceanside Library
With Feb. 14 drawing near and marking the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that left 17 dead, the nation’s legislators, students, parents and activists continue to fight for stricter gun policies. In New York, proposed gun reform laws could be passed in Albany as soon as this week, according to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. more
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Maryellen Elia
Oceanside, Island Park school officials react to NYSED memo prohibiting education dollars for guns
Apparently reacting to media reports in August that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos might allow schools to use federal education dollars to train and arm teachers, New York’s education … 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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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
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
Nick Rastetter
Police: man charged with attempted murder after reaching for officer’s gun
Police arrested a man in Island Park early Monday and charged him with attempted murder after he reportedly tried to grab an officer’s gun. According to police, the officer encountered Nick … more
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This isn’t a diatribe about guns
Dec. 14, 2013. It was nail-biting cold. The sort of cold that foreshadowed snowflakes in the coming days but still coddled them in gray-blanketed skies. more
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