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"6 Months Since Newtown" Event Calls for Action on Gun Safety
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“6 Months Since Newtown” Event Calls for Action on Gun Safety

by nyagv on Jun 14, 2013 • No Comments
NYAGV’s “6 Months Since Newtown” press conference and rally drew over 150 people to New York’s City Hall on June 14. NYAGV, elected officials, and pro-gun-safety advocates commemorated the six month anniversary of the Newtown massacre and called on Congress to act now to pass background checks and other common sense gun...Read More
NYAGV Joins Day of Action for Federal Gun Safety
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NYAGV Joins Day of Action for Federal Gun Safety

by nyagv on Apr 26, 2013 • No Comments
After the U.S. Senate voted down universal background checks and other gun safety measures, NYAGV and other gun safety groups held a “We Will be Heard” rally on April 20 to demand federal gun safety legislation and to praise New York’s Senators for their support. Attended by hundreds of concerned...Read More
Sign the Petition Below Supporting the NY SAFE Act
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Sign the Petition Below Supporting the NY SAFE Act

by nyagv on Jan 10, 2013 • No Comments
Governor Andrew Cuomo signs NY SAFE-2013 the toughest gun law in the nation.  Leah Gunn Barrett, Board member of NYAGV, far left looks on.  Sign Below to show your support for this comprehensive package of gun laws.Read More
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"6 Months Since Newtown" Event Press Release
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“6 Months Since Newtown” Event Press Release

Posted on Jun 18, 2013 • No Comments
NYAGV’s “6 Months Since Newtown” press conference and rally drew over 150 people to New York’s City Hall on June 14.  NYAGV, elected officials, and pro-gun-safety advocates commemorated the six month anniversary of the Newtown massacre and called on Congress to act now to pass background checks and other common sense gun laws. See the press release and statements... Read More
Schneiderman to Speak at Friday's "6 Months Since Newtown" Rally
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Schneiderman to Speak at Friday’s “6 Months Since Newtown” Rally

Posted on Jun 13, 2013 • No Comments
Eric T. Schneiderman, New York State Attorney General,  will join NYAGV and a coalition of gun safety advocates at this Friday’s rally and press conference to commemorate  the six month anniversary of the Newtown massacre of 20 elementary students and six adults. Meet at the steps of City Hall in lower Manhattan at 1 pm on June 14 and... Read More
Artists Support NYAGV and Gun Safety
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Artists Support NYAGV and Gun Safety

Posted on Jun 13, 2013 • No Comments
The NYC arts community has reacted to the gun violence problem by using its creative talents to produce compelling messages against gun violence and displaying them to the public. KODE Artist Collective. KODE is a new NYC based creative collective team formed by a group of designers from various creative fields who aspire to inspire. The... Read More
This Friday: "6 Months Since Newtown" Press Conference and Rally
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This Friday: “6 Months Since Newtown” Press Conference and Rally

Posted on Jun 11, 2013 • No Comments
Join NYAGV and a coalition of gun safety advocates this Friday, June 14–the 6-month anniversary of the Newtown shootings–and demand action from Congress on gun safety! Meet at the steps of City Hall in lower Manhattan at 1 pm and add your voice to the call for common sense gun laws: universal background checks, assault... Read More
NYAGV Urges Confirmation of Todd Jones as ATF Head
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NYAGV Urges Confirmation of Todd Jones as ATF Head

Posted on Jun 11, 2013 • No Comments
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and other state gun violence prevention groups has urged the Senate to quickly confirm Todd Jones as permanent director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Jones currently serves as acting director of the ATF, which has been without a permanent director for seven years. Before 2006,... Read More
Another Rampage: Assault Weapons and Multiple Rounds Used to Kill 5
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Another Rampage: Assault Weapons and Multiple Rounds Used to Kill 5

Posted on Jun 10, 2013 • No Comments
It’s all sadly familiar: A disturbed young man armed with an assault weapon and multiple rounds of ammunition goes on a rampage. This time it was in Santa Monica, where John Zawahri, 23, was heavily armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and 1800 rounds of ammunition, and killed five. Because the police were quick to respond to... Read More
Allowing murder: The Wisconsin Spa Shootings
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Allowing murder: The Wisconsin Spa Shootings

Posted on Jun 7, 2013 • No Comments
While the gun lobby claims background checks won’t prevent any shootings, the Wisconsin spa murders prove them dead wrong.  On Saturday in October 2012, Radcliffe Haughton walked into a salon and spa in Brookfield and shot and killed his wife, Zina, and two other women. Even though Haughton was prohibited from buying a gun–since his... Read More
NYAGV in the News: NYC Shootings on NY1
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NYAGV in the News: NYC Shootings on NY1

Posted on Jun 4, 2013 • No Comments
In response the recent spate of gun violence in New York City, in which 25 shootings occurred in 48 hours, TV station New York 1 sought out NYAGV Executive Director Leah Gunn Barrett.  Barrett reiterated the need for stronger federal gun laws, including universal background checks, as well as microstamping technology to help police identify... Read More

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