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NYAGV Education Fund Benefit & Silent Auction October 13, 2011 We will be honoring: Eric Schneiderman NYS Attorney General & DA Derek Champagne Immediate Past President District Attorneys Association of New York |
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Harlem March Against Gun Violence On The
1-Year Anniversary Of The Tucson Shooting A Big Success
On the first anniversary of the horrific shooting in Tucson, Arizona New Yorkers came together
to stand as one to remember ALL victims of gun violence and to say, with one simple act, that we will no longer tolerate the relentless loss of innocent lives to gunfire.
Victims, activists, elected officials, community and faith leaders marched, held a vigil and discussed new ways to reduce gun violence. Everyone came together to say that enough is enough and that we do not want to lose one more mother, father, brother or sister to gun violence.
Check out some of the media coverage of the event:
CBS New York Online and CBS Radio 880 AM
Give the Gift of Safe Communities
Help us help New Yorkers. This holiday season, give the gift of safe communities to thousands of children in New York with a tax-deductible contribution to NYAGV Education Fund.
This holiday season please donate to NYAGV Education Fund and make an investment in protecting the right of kids in New York to be safe and free from gun violence. Every dollar makes a difference!
Congress Ready to Flood New York with Even More Guns
Gun Traffickers Dream Come True, Law Enforcement's Worst Nightmare
Rapists, armed robbers and violent misdemeanents should not be allowed to carry guns in New York. But, if gun enthusiasts in Congress get their way millions of guns will be carried on the streets of New York by out of state visitors who are now forbidden by New York law to carry concealed weapons.
Time is of the essence! We can stop this bill in the US Senate, but not without your help.
PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY IN NEW YORK:
STOP CRIMINALS FROM LEGALLY CARRYING GUNS
CLICK HERE TO SEND THE FAX
Your action will be faxed to Senate Majority Leader Rei and Senator Barbara Mikulski
THIS BILL CAN BE STOPPED!
We need our U.S. Senators to do everything in their power to defeat National CCW legislation. We don't need more guns from states with lax gun laws.
This bill creates a nightmare scenario for law enforcment. Moving rapidly in Congress the bill would override our state laws and force New York to accept concealed handgun carry permits from every other state, even if the permit holder would not be allowed to carry or even possess a handgun in New York.
Currently, no one from outside New York is allowed to carry a gun in the state. Passing this dangerous legislation would not only render New York's robust, sensible framework of licensing laws meaningless, it would also be a dream come true for gun traffickers and a nightmare for law enforcement. Police would have no ability to verify the validity of an out of state permit as no national database exists. Gun traffickers would be allowed to bring hundreds of guns to New York in their cars with an out of state or forged permit, and police would have no ability to stop them unless they witness the traffickers selling the guns. We should be passing legislation that protects New Yorkers, not legislation that puts them in more danger.
IF YOU DON'T TAKE ACTION, THIS NIGHTMARE LEGISLATION WILL BECOME A REALITY
Learn more about this dangerous legislation and it's impact on New York:
- Fact Sheet and Impact of the Bill on New York
- General Fact Sheet
- Law Enforcement Opposition
- Domestic Violence Opposition
NYAGV 2011 Benefit & Silent Auction a Big Success!
NYS AG Eric Schneiderman & Past DAASNY President Derek Champagne Highlight Night
Thank you to everyone who made the NYAGV Education Fund Benefit and Silent Auction so successful. It was an amazing night and were honored to present awards to NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Former President of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, Derek Champagne. Check out some of the picture from the event:
MAJOR VICTORY!!
Governor Signs New Law to Keep Guns from Domestic Violence Criminals
MAJOR VICTORY: Earlier this week Governor Cuomo signed into law one of NYAGV's
top legislative priorities making sure that domestic violence criminals would be prevented from legally purchasing guns. NYAGV has worked with advocates from around the state for two years and is grateful that more New Yorkers will be kept safe from gun violence.
- Watch news coverage of the new law here and here. Read about it here, here and here.
- Why is this so important? Domestic violence is up 12.3% in New York City and domestic abusers frequently use guns to harm innocent women and children.
Federal law bans criminals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from purchasing a firearm. Each state must upload its criminal records of these domestic violence misdemeanors to the federal background check system.
New York has uploaded ZERO records of misdemeanor domestic violence criminals to the background check system. Therefore abusers are free to arm themselves with deadly weapons. The new law will allow New York start uploading these records.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence identified this deadly problem over a year ago and has been working with state legislators, the FBI, Office of Court Administration, Division of Criminal Justice Services, victims groups and other stakeholders to create a solution. 37 states have uploaded millions of these disqalifying records to the federal background check system. New York can't wait another year to solve this problem.
2011 NYAGV Lobby Day Another BIG Success
On April 12th, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Albany Day was an overwhelming success this year with more than 200 young people from around the state joining us to urge Senators and Assembly members to enact sensible gun legislation.
Students from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester and Long Island joined together to talk to their legislators about gun violence in their communities. The students performed poems and songs about gun violence and the pain communities suffer because of lax gun laws. They read statements of concern and talked about other young people in their communities who have died because of illegal weapons flooding New York's streets. It was a day of advocacay not to be missed and an opportunity to for students from around the state to talk to eachother and hear concerns from other communities.
Tucson Didn't Have To Be This Way
High Capacity Magazines Used to Kill Lots of People Quickly
We can immediately and easily reduce the tragic loss of life in mass shootings like Tucson. Jared Loughner fired a Glock semi-automatic handgun and emptied a 33-round clip in just one minute. When his ammunition ran out he tried to reload but heroic bystanders were able to tackle and restrain him. A smaller clip would at least have meant fewer lives lost. No one needs a 33-round clip for lawful purposes.We can and must ban high capacity magazine clips NOW!
Click here to email your members of Congress
It will take you under 1 minute so act now!
No civilized society should permit ordinary citizens to purchase and use a 33-round magazine clip like the one the Tucson gunman used to shoot 20 people in just over 1 minute. Congress must pass legislation to ban all high capacity ammunition magazines nationwide. It is already illegal in New York to purchase a high-capacity ammunition magazine over 10 rounds. New Yorkers Against Gun Violence will continue to fight to make sure every member of the New York Congressional Delegation votes to ban high-capacity magazines to protect Americans around the country.
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Articles about high-capacity ammunition magazines:
-MSNBC: Gun rights advocate supports ban on high-capacity clips
-Gail Collins of NY Times: A Right to Bear Glocks?
-Richard Aborn Guest Commentary in NY Daily News
Research on high-capacity ammunition magazines:
-Summary of High-Capacity Magazines
-Fact Sheet on Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines
-Past Mass Shootings Using High Capacity Magazines
-High Capacity Ammunition Magazine FAQ
-Backgrounder on Glock-19 Pistol and Ammunition Used in Tucson Shooting
Watch High-Capacity Magazines Being Fired from a Modified Glock-18
298 rounds fired in 59 seconds using (6) 33-round high capacity magazines and (1) 100-round high capacity drum. The Glock Model 18 used was modified for fully-automatic use.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence members and staff wish to express sympathy to the families who lost loved ones in the January 8, 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who grieve and those who are recovering from their injuries. We offer the following statement in an effort to move forward from this tragedy in a way that saves others from such gun-related trauma and loss.
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN
Nearly fifty years after a bullet killed President Kennedy and subsequently tore a hole through the soul of our nation we have more guns in circulation than ever before and more fire-power available through high capacity ammunition magazines. The January 8, 2011 shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others shows how we have failed in the intervening years to make our country safer. The death of a little nine-year old girl in that horrific event, a massacre that took only seconds, makes it clear we have failed our children.
That little girl, Christina Green, was a student leader in her school. She went to meet a member of Congress that sunny morning in the hopes of learning something as she took her first step in democratic participation. Instead, Christina was shot and killed, assassinated as surely as was President Kennedy, yet she was only in elementary school. How many young people are now thinking that public service poses a danger? How many parents are now second-guessing their plans to have their teens volunteer on campaigns or in Congress? A clearly deranged man was able to arm himself and kill the dreams of our youth.
Speaker John Boehner has said he worries that today’s youth will not reach the American Dream as he has. He can help ensure more children live to adulthood by enacting responsible gun laws that will keep our youth safe. He can lead Congress in closing the gun show loophole and requiring COMPREHENSIVE background checks on ALL gun purchases. He can ban the sale of high capacity ammunition magazines, such as the one used to snuff out the life of a little girl with big dreams.
The gun lobby has fought such common sense provisions with the misguided notion that arming more people will make us safer. Arizona has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation and its citizens can carry concealed weapons without a permit, yet it was unarmed staff who tackled the shooter. No amount of armed bystanders could have stopped the devastation that took only seconds. Loose gun laws in Tucson meant more deaths. Given the fact that the shooter was rejected from the army and had been removed from a college campus, he would not have passed a more comprehensive background check if one had been required before he attempted to purchase a weapon.
Congress must take common sense steps to keep guns out of the hands of such madmen. Our children can only have a chance at the American Dream if they live long enough to try.
Bronx Youth Council Members Attend Film Screening of 'Living for 32'
LIVING FOR 32 is the inspirational story of Colin Goddard, a survivor of the tragic gun shooting massacre which occurred on the Virginia Tech campus, April 16th, 2007. The winning combination of Colin’s passion, charisma and optimism has commanded the attention of the American public and media since the devastating incident which left 32 dead and 17 injured. In Living for 32, Colin shares an intimate account of terror he and his classmates endured and the courageous journey of renewal and hope he chose to pursue.
LIVING FOR 32 has been selected for the Sundance Film Festival this year. The BYC students were all blown away by Colin's story and by the opportunity to attend such an amazing event.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Education Fund 2010 Benefit & Silent Auction a Huge Success!
Thank you to all of our friends and allies who attended or supported this years Annual Benefit & Silent Auction. It was a wonderful event and our most successful ever!
NYAGV Executive Director Jackie Hilly on The Colbert Report
Chris Hayes Dazzles Audience
at NYAGV Fundraiser!
Chris Hayes, Washington Editor of The Nation and frequent guest on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' and 'The Rachel Maddow Show", was the highlight of a fantastic evening at the fundraiser for NYAGV on Wednesday, May 26. His tremendous insight into the state of politics in the country and the importance of grassroots activism impressed and wowed the crowd. It was a night not to be missed!
No Guns Allowed at NRA Convention!
Despite the fact that the NRA continues to force guns into every nook and cranny of this country with a total disregard for public safety, they were not allowed to carry guns in one place recently: their own annual convention.
Click here for the full story from the Violence Policy Center
NRA Members at NRA's Annual Meeting Support Closing Terror Gap
The Center for American Progress produced this video at the NRA's Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC this past weekend showing that NRA members support common sense solutuions like keeping guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists. In fact, a national poll conducted by Republican pollster Frank Luntz last December. Luntz's poll revealed an overwhelming 82% of NRA members want Congress to close the Terror Gap.
Yet the NRA's leadership and lobbyists continue to oppose any legislation that would change the law and protect our families and communities.
Click here to sign our petition to Close the Terror Gap
NYAGV Calls on Congress to Prohibit Sales of Firearms and Explosives to Terror Suspects
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly testified before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the Terror Gap. A new report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that individuals on terrorist watch lists succeeded in purchasing guns and explosives over 1,100 times in the last six years.
Click here to find more information about the Terror Gap
Click here to sign our petition to Close the Terror Gap
14th Annual NYAGV Albany
Lobby Day A Huge Success!
On April 27th, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Albany Day was an overwhelming success this year with more than 200 young people from around the state joining us to urge Senators and Assembly members to enact sensible gun legislation.
Students from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester and Long Island joined together to talk to their legislators about gun violence in their communities. The students performed poems and songs about gun violence and the pain communities suffer because of lax gun laws. They read statements of concern and talked about other young people in their communities who have died because of illegal weapons flooding New York's streets. It was a day of advocacay not to be missed and an opportunity to for students from around the state to talk to eachother and hear concerns from other communities.
