#Panic alarms could be coming to NY schools after ‘Alyssa’s Law’ passes

#Panic alarms could be coming to NY schools after ‘Alyssa’s Law’ passes

“Panic alarms could be coming to NY schools after ‘Alyssa’s Law’ passes” Albany pols passed a law Saturday requiring school districts statewide to seriously consider installing silent panic alarms to alert law-enforcement authorities during emergencies. The state Assembly approved “Alyssa’s Law,” named after 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, who was shot and killed in 2018 during the…

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#Why improving gun-related convictions would solve gun crime

#Why improving gun-related convictions would solve gun crime

“Why improving gun-related convictions would solve gun crime” When it comes to gun-control debates, most legislative proposals put forward by Democrats focus either on further restricting federally licensed firearms dealerships — or on adding new regulations for gun shows. It’s the same debate, over and over: What kinds of guns can gun shops sell? Who…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 1, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — June 1, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — June 1, 2022” The Issue: The slow response of local police to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, which killed 21. Uvalde Schools District Police Chief Peter Arredondo is not the only one to blame for the lengthy delay in neutralizing the shooter who brutally slaughtered 21 people in Texas, including…

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#Slow response to shooting like Uvalde wouldn’t happen in NYC

#Slow response to shooting like Uvalde wouldn’t happen in NYC

“Slow response to shooting like Uvalde wouldn’t happen in NYC” Mayor Eric Adams insisted Tuesday that New York City first responders wouldn’t mishandle a school shooting like last week’s massacre in Texas — declaring NYPD officers and medics would “go in with an active shooter” unlike police in Uvalde.  “That is not going to happen in New York. We…

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