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Dear politicians: Get your act together on gun control

John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who was roundly defeated in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries by Donald Trump, was doing that thing on March 25 that so many conservative politicians do . . . more

4/1/21

We need more women elected leaders

It’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. The attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy to run for Congress. more

3/4/21

On guns, let’s secure our liberty and our lives

The Declaration of Independence places “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” at the pinnacle of the American endeavor. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War to the world wars . . . more

8/23/19

Shari Camhi, at mic, superintendent of the Baldwin school district, called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would require the safe storage of all firearms.

Advocates call on Cuomo to sign gun storage bill

Republicans in the Nassau County Legislature have stonewalled a bill that would require gun owners to lock up their firearms in safety boxes, and punish those who don’t — but Democrats are hoping … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 3/27/19

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

By Scott Brinton | 3/24/18

Claudia Borecky and the South Shore Women’s Caucus discussed how they could address gun violence.

South Shore Women's Caucus mulls gun violence solutions

The South Shore Women’s Caucus held a moment of silence for the 17 children killed in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., at the beginning of their Feb. 21 meeting at the Merrick Golf Club Clubhouse. “We cannot sit back and do nothing about this,” Claudia Borecky, caucus chairwoman, said. “We can’t let . . . [another] mother’s child die.” more

By Alexandra Ramey | 3/1/18

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

1/13/17

Re-elect Kathleen Rice in 4th C.D.

The Herald enthusiastically endorses Kathleen Rice for Congress. Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, has represented the 4th Congressional District since 2014, and we see no reason to replace her. more

11/3/16

Rice talks gun control

Members of the South Merrick Community Civic Association recently welcomed U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice to a meeting, at which gun control became a heated point of discussion, among other issues. more

By Stephany Reyes | 9/1/16

When it comes to guns, what are we waiting for?

It is hard to imagine that I would find myself writing about the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in American history. Make no mistake about it. The mass shooting in Orlando . . . more

6/23/16

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