Amid increased federal attention to gun violence, officials announced a bust that they said included the seizure of a weapon used to shoot at the police. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Gun Control”
Cuomo and Adams Make First Appearance Since Primary Win
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2021
Eric Adams’s appearance with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, like his visit to the White House on Monday, was centered on combating gun violence. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Declares a Gun Violence Emergency in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
The governor allocated $139 million to address shootings that are rising even as the pandemic recedes and to create jobs for young people. Source: New York Times
What Does Eric Adams, Working-Class Champion, Mean for the Democrats?
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2021
Mr. Adams, who ran a campaign focused on appealing to blue-collar Black and Latino voters, said America does not want “fancy candidates.” Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Promises to ‘Show America How to Run a City’
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
Mr. Adams, who is leading in the mayoral primary, laid out a middle road between progressive and conservative approaches to policing. Source: New York Times
It’s Hard to Sue Gun Makers. New York Moves to Change That.
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2021
State lawmakers are trying to get around a federal law that gives gun manufacturers broad immunity from lawsuits. Source: New York Times
NRA Leadership and Bankruptcy Assailed by U.S. Trustee
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
In a rare move, the trustee, part of the Justice Department, called for the dismissal of the N.R.A.’s bankruptcy filing or the appointment of an outside monitor. Source: New York Times
Embattled N.R.A. Chief Kept Bankruptcy Filing Secret From Deputies
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2021
Facing enforcement by the New York attorney general, the National Rifle Association’s chief executive hatched a secret plan for bankruptcy. Source: New York Times
NYPD Arrest 14 People on Party Bus Pictured With Guns
By Gotham Rex on February 12, 2021
Fourteen people were arrested after investigators found eight firearms, the police said, as gun violence in the city continues to spike. Source: New York Times
U.S. Attorney Moves In on Brooklyn D.A.’s Territory, Citing Crime Surge
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2020
Federal prosecutors will take more lower-level gun cases, in an initiative that thrusts the borough into the national debate about law enforcement. Source: New York Times
The N.R.A. and Wayne LaPierre’s Next Foe: One of Their Own
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2020
As New York’s attorney general moves to dissolve the gun group, a former top executive is releasing a tell-all about how the N.R.A. is “rife with fraud and corruption.” Source: New York Times
New York Attorney General Sues N.R.A. and Seeks Its Closure
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2020
Letitia James seeks to dissolve the National Rifle Association, which was founded in New York, amid corruption allegations. Source: New York Times