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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 […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Houchl announced that $18.2 million in funding will support law enforcement agencies participating in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative, making this the largest state investment in the program since it was created in 2014. Governor Hochul stated: “Over the past few weeks, we have seen gun violence cause unimaginable […]
Yesterday morning just before 11 am, authorities were first alerted to a possible shooter threat at the Gananda Middle School. According to Broadcastify logs, the initial report came from a text, where the person reporting stated they were being kidnapped at the school and the person had a gun and did not say which room […]
After the recent tragedies, the Rochester City School District held a virtual work session last night to discuss school safety and gun violence. The event was attended by students, parents, community members, and employees, members of the District’s safety and security team, and Superintendent Dr. Lesli Myers-Small. In addition to the discussion, the district is […]
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