gun violence
Quavo is looking to give back to his local Atlanta community through The Rocket Foundation. Huncho announced the launch of the Spark Grants initiative on Wednesday (March 20), which will award 10 different organizations with $10,000 to help minimize gun violence and spread awareness around the ATL. The grants will be handed out to recipients on June 18, […]
A convenience store located in downtown Rochester on St Paul street was forced to close by the city of Rochester. Reports say the store was closed because the City and RPD believes it’s a big contributor to the problems in that area next to the RTS bus terminal. 2 men were shot in that same […]
The ROC Against Gun Violence Coalition seeks to end gun violence in Rochester by bringing attention to the causes and effects of gun violence and promoting quality of life in Rochester’s neighborhoods. The Coalition is made up of community partners and stakeholders who are already working to end gun violence using three unified tools: to […]
In a big move New York State Attorney General Letitia James secures the court order to ban 10 national gun distributors from selling and shipping components of ghost guns into New York State. The ban is effective immediately. Attorney General James said ghost guns and easy to assemble gun kits have caused violence and devastation […]
The Non-profit organization Uvalde Foundation For Kids is looking into the shooting at Franklin High School in early January. The Uvalde Foundation For Kids said they received requests from parents and students that fear going back to school because of the shooting and near tragedy at Franklin. The organization will be providing training resources and […]
The City of Rochester will continue to be under a State of Emergency due to the violence that continues to impact the community. Mayor Malik Evans renewed the State of Emergency over gun violence. The comes after the attempted murder of a 16 year-old at Franklin High School on January 5th. Officers from the Rochester […]
When does it stop? Violence again in our community this time it took the life of a 12 year boy and left a 16 year old seriously injured. This happened in the southwest neighborhood around 7pm last night. This is the 7th homicide victim this year under the age of 18. Police say there’s no […]
New York State Attorney General Letitia James say’s it’s time to take a look at bail reform. In an interview on WGRZ in Buffalo the Attorney General also said there is a major issue with gangs as well as with guns and drugs in New York State. AG James addressed the large role social media […]
City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans has declared a State of Emergency due to gun violence on Thursday. The proclamation comes after five people were shot in two separate shootings earlier this week. The shootings were within hours of each other and resulted in Rochester’s 40th and 41st homicides of 2022. Both shootings took place […]
A precarious balance has been reached in a proposed bill to mitigate gun violence in the United States. This bipartisan effort was led by party leaders Chuck Schumer, D-NY and Mitch McConnell, R-KY. Senate representatives who worked on the bill are calling it a balance between common sense gun laws while not infringing on second […]