New York Gun Laws and Out-of-State Purchases Debate
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman reports that 74 percent of guns used in New York crimes were bought in states with looser laws, many arriving within a year of purchase. He cites 46,514 crime-connected guns traceable to original sales, with 91 percent from states like Florida and Virginia. The piece notes broad public support for stronger background checks and calls for national action to curb illicit firearm flow.
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Eric Schneiderman
New York City
Schneiderman
Daily News
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Virginia
Congress
National Rifle Association
Elected Officials Addresses Listed for New York and Washington
The message lists contact offices for U S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in Washington D C Assemblyman Robert Oaks in Albany and Will Barclay representative for the 120th District Fulton New York guiding constituents to their legislative offices with street addresses and zip codes.
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Robert Oaks
Legislative
Albany, N.Y
Will Barclay
Second St. Fulton
N.Y
Amusing Ourselves to Death and the American election
Georgie Anne Geyer argues the U S now faces cultural drift from entertainment driven news and a distracted public. She compares 19th and 20th century depictions of America in Daisy Miller and The Quiet American to today and cites Neil Postman and media leaders criticizing cable news for undermining democracy and public discourse.
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Postman
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New York Times
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Chicago Tribune
Joseph Epstein
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Juno.com
This Day in History Highlights and Milestones
Friday, November 4 marks the 309th day of 2016 with 57 days remaining. Notable events span 1916 to 2015 including Cronkite’s birth, Coolidge’s election, Eisenhower’s presidency, the Iran hostage crisis start, Rabin’s assassination, Katharine Jefferts Schori’s church leadership, Trudeau’s oath, and the quote from Andy Rooney.
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William B. Ross
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France
el Alamein
North Africa
Bernard Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
National Security Agency
Hu Aston
Lenny Bruce
New York
Greenwich Village
Bruce
George Pataki
Iran
Tehran
Ronald Reagan
White House
Jimmy Carter
Yitzhak Rabin
Morris Schwartz
Morrie
Newton
Massachusetts
Katharine Jeffert$ Schori
Episcopal Church
Woma
Washington National
Arab League
Justin Trudeau
Canada
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