#Hochul unveils gun package to prevent future mass shootings

#Hochul unveils gun package to prevent future mass shootings

“Hochul unveils gun package to prevent future mass shootings” Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing executive orders and legislation to combat gun crimes and domestic terrorism following the deadly, racist-fueled mass shooting in Buffalo last weekend.  The package includes an executive order that would require State Police to seize weapons under the state’s red flag law…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 18, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — May 18, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — May 18, 2022” The Issue: An 18-year-old man who allegedly killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket after writing a racist manifesto. Another mass shooting with many dead and injured, and along with it, the usual platitudes — “Our thoughts and our prayers are with you” (“Race rampage,” May 15)….

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#Why didn’t police stop Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron?

#Why didn’t police stop Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron?

“Why didn’t police stop Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron?” Last June, alleged Buffalo supermarket mass shooter Payton Gendron, then 17, threatened to shoot up his school. Students at Susquehanna Valley High School in Conklin, NY, had been asked about their plans after graduation and Gendron said he wanted to commit a murder-suicide. “A school official reported…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 14, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — May 14, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — May 14, 2022” The Issue: A man who injured an officer in a shootout while he was out on bail for another crime. Mayor Adams correctly fumed over the shootout death of Rameek Smith that occurred while he was released on bail and participating in the Brooklyn Mental Health Court…

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