Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino announced Wednesday an anti-violence project that unites mental health experts, schools and nonprofits. The project is his response to the Dec. 14 school shooting that left 20 first-graders and six educators, in addition to the shooter and his mother, dead in Newtown, Conn. Astorino and… Read More →
Elected officials in New York issued statements or tweeted about the NRA press conference on Friday in which CEO Wayne LaPierre called for an armed police officer in every school. N.Y. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver: The NRA’s response to the tragic events in Newtown is deeply disturbing and underscores just… Read More →
The NRA made its first statement after the Connecticut school shooting at a press conference Friday in Washington. National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre spoke, saying movies, video games and the media should share blame for gun crimes and calling for armed police officers in all U.S. schools. What Westchester… Read More →
Roundup of commentary and blog posts after the Connecticut school shooting: Watch live at 11 a.m. today: Panel discussion on what’s next after the Connecticut school shooting What Obama and Congress are doing about gun violence. Two years on, gun shows at Westchester County Center still cause conflict. Commentary: 2012… Read More →
Watch a replay below of today’s Editorial Spotlight discussion about the next steps after Friday’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The Journal News Editorial Board confers with local experts on the whole range of public policy implicated in the attacks — school safety, gun violence, treatment of mental illness, Second… Read More →
Gun control was the hottest debate among readers commenting on LoHud.com stories this weekend after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left 27 people, including 20 first-graders, dead: So if we’re going to have a “national conversation on guns,” here are some openers: Why do people who favor gun-control… Read More →
Sharing responsibility for the Newtown, Conn., school shooting with guns are families, Hollywood, video games and mental illness, according to readers commenting at LoHud.com. Highlights of what they’re saying: So while our politicians debate the pros and cons of gun control, I wonder how many will seriously debate the breakdown… Read More →
Elected officials expressed their condolences for Newtown, Conn., and especially the families of Friday’s school shooting victims on Twitter and Facebook through the weekend, but a smaller number are also calling for government action to control guns, to pass an assault weapons ban or, not so simply, to end gun… Read More →
Join in an Editorial Spotlight discussion on the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting at 11 a.m. Wednesday on LoHud.com. We’ll confer with experts on the whole range of public policy implicated in the attacks — school safety, our gun culture, mental illness, legislative action. What else can we do… Read More →
What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: — New York’s new DWI laws, which let the state take away a drunk driver’s license permanently after the fifth conviction. The laws still may be tweaked after public comment. One DWI can cause a tragedy. To eliminate this problem… Read More →