Mayor Bloomberg Goes After Gun Show Loophole

Mayor Bloomberg Goes After Gun Show Loophole »

Mayor Bloomberg started his second term vowing to take on illegal guns. And as he campaigns to win a third term, he’s trying to show voters that he’s serious about his fight. “We have to protect...

October 8 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Kirsten Gillibrand Opposes Concealed Weapons Measure

Kirsten Gillibrand Opposes Concealed Weapons Measure »

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she opposes a Senate measure that would give people the right to carry concealed weapons across state lines as long as they obey the concealed gun laws of the...

July 21 2009 / No comment / Read More »
New Bill Could Override State’s Gun Laws

New Bill Could Override State’s Gun Laws »

Senator Charles Schumer says he’s fighting a piece of legislation that would override New York state’s tough conceal and carry gun law. At a news conference yesterday, Schumer said the measure, which was introduced by South...

July 20 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »

About Gun Control

The issue of gun control is a hotly debated issue among many state and federal politicians and groups such as the National Rifle Association. The Second Amendment gives United States citizens the right to bear arms, but injuries and deaths from accidental shootings and those committed during criminal acts make some people believe gun ownership should be restricted.

David Paterson

Governor Paterson Pardons Immigrant Slated For Deportation

Governor Paterson Pardons Immigrant Slated For Deportation

Governor David Paterson has pardoned an immigrant slated for deportation for having spent time behind bars for crimes he committed as a teenager. Qing Hong Wu, 29, was officially pardoned on Saturday but he...

Mar 10, 2010 / More »

Christine Quinn

Christine Quinn Endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor

Christine Quinn Endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor

Eight days before Election Day, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the city’s leading Democrat, has endorsed William Thompson for mayor. Quinn, a longtime backer of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has been criticized by some for...

Oct 26, 2009 / More »

Kirsten Gillibrand

Bill Clinton To Reportedly Support Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate Bid

Bill Clinton To Reportedly Support Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate Bid

As she tries to shore up support for her election bid, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has reportedly received the backing of one of the country’s most powerful Democrats. Former President Bill Clinton is supporting Gillibrand’s...

Jan 29, 2010 / More »

Malcolm Smith

Senate President Malcolm Smith Defends Regional Offices

Senate President Malcolm Smith Defends Regional Offices

Senate President Malcolm Smith, D-Queens, on Wednesday defended the Senate’s regional offices and said his conference was not getting enough credit for legislation it had passed. The Senate operates an office on East Avenue...

Jan 14, 2010 / More »

Hiram Monserrate

State Senate Votes To Expel Hiram Monserrate

State Senate Votes To Expel Hiram Monserrate

Queens senator Hiram Monserrate was formally expelled Tuesday from the State Senate following a 53-8 vote. The resolution takes effect immediately. Sources say there were two resolutions being considered by state senators as they met...

Feb 10, 2010 / More »

Michael Bloomberg

Mayor Bloomberg Clueless Over Diverted Donations

Mayor Bloomberg Clueless Over Diverted Donations

Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that he had no idea that $750,000 of the $1.2 million he donated to the state Independence Party last year for poll-watching would end up at a hastily formed...

Feb 3, 2010 / More »

William Thompson

Bill Thompson Endorsed By El Diario and Amsterdam News

Bill Thompson Endorsed By El Diario and Amsterdam News

City Comptroller William Thompson picked up a pair of newspaper endorsements today in his quest to become mayor. El Diario and the Amsterdam News both announced that they are backing the Democratic candidate. In endorsing...

Oct 15, 2009 / More »

Pedro Espada

Advocates Push to Replace Pedro Espada as Housing Chair

Advocates Push to Replace Pedro Espada as Housing Chair

Pedro Espada is the State Senator representing New York’s 33rd District in the northwest Bronx, as well as the Democratic Majority Leader. He’s also a businessman under investigation by the state attorney general...

Jan 20, 2010 / More »
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