2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 2005 PRESS RELEASES 12-22-05 Advocates Hail Governor’s Plan for a State-wide Program to Interdict Gun Traffickers
12-21-05 Advocates are Pleased with Gun Trafficking Provisions but Disappointed by Lack of Consensus on Gun Dealer Requirements
10-29-05 Advocates Call on Officials to Shut down Iron Pipeline Flooding NY with Illegal Guns
09-08-05 In wake of shooting death of 10-year-old girl in the Bronx, advocates and victims demand action to counter flood of illegal guns
07-27-05 U.S. Senate Leadership Yields To Gun Lobby Pressure Again By Protecting Gun Industry Ahead Of Protecting American Troops
06-16-05 60 Police Chiefs and County Sheriffs Support Stronger State Assault Weapons Ban that closes loopholes
05-25-05 Advocates Call on State Senate to take action to Prevent .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Terror
04-29-05 Advocates Decry Florida's New Law - "Shoot First, Ask Questions Later"
04-19-05 On Sixth Anniversary of Columbine School Massacre, Advocates Note Lack of Improved Safety, Call for Greater Effort
03-22-05 Minnesota School Massacre – When Will We Learn?
02-15-05 In Wake of Mall Shooting on Sunday, Advocates Call on State to Pass Stronger Assault Weapons Ban
01-05-05 Activists Praise City Council for Passing the Gun Industry Responsibility Act
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2005 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
12-27-05 Gov has promises to keep
12-22-05 Life Sentences Mandated For Murdering of Officers
12-19-05 Pataki Moves To Make Death Penalty Punishment For Cop Killing
12-19-05 Crime Bills Proposed by Pataki Derided by Both Sides
12-18-05 Pataki Calls Special Legislative Session To Toughen Gun Laws
12-17-05 Pataki forces gun law session
2004 PRESS RELEASES
09-09-04 Federal Assault Weapons Ban to Expire in Four Days Unless President & Congress Act
07-14-04 Giant Bush Puppet Protests Demise of Assault Weapons Ban July Debut Marks Start of RNC Protests
07-13-04 Over 1,100 Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Across Country Demand Renewal and Strengthening of Federal Assault Weapons Ban
04-20-04 Five Years After Columbine: - Federal Assault Weapons Ban Will Expire September 13. 2004
03-15-04 State Assembly Passes Major Gun Violence Prevention Package
2003 PRESS RELEASES
07-23-03 City Council Shooting Demonstrates That No Place Is Safe From the Scourge of Handguns and Handgun Violence
05-14-03 Gun Violence Prevention Activists Rally to Reduce the Number of Illegal Guns in New York State
05-03-03 NYAGV Supports McCarthy/Conyers Legislation to Reauthorize and Strengthen the Federal Ban on Assault Weapons and High Capacity Magazines
04-15-03 AK-47 Shooting at New Orleans School Assembly Points to Need for Strengthening Federal Assault Weapons Ban
04-06-03 NYAGV Joins Other Gun Control Advocates To Ask Congress To Say No To Special Treatment For The Gun Industry
2002 PRESS RELEASES
11-18-02 Gun Control Activists Rally To Support New York City Council Initiatives
10-21-02 DC Sniper Rifle Not Covered by New York State Law - Advocates call on State to expand ballistic fingerprinting to include rifles and shotguns
09-16-02 Apparent Double Murder-Suicide This Morning In New York City Supports Position That Guns Are Weapon Of Choice
04-17-02 Incidence of Murder-Suicide In New York Higher Than Many States - Data From First Half Of 2001 Shows Guns Weapon Of Choice
03-13-02 Tragic Shooting in Lynbrook Highlights the Problem of Guns in the Wrong Hands
02-11-02 New York City High School Students, along with advocates and elected officials speak out against gun violence
01-15-02 Martin Luther King, Jr. High School shooting highlights the problem of teens’ easy access to firearms
01-14-02 Shooting of Young North Norwich Boy Once Again Demonstrates Need for Statewide Safe Gun Storage Law
2001 PRESS RELEASES
06-29-01 Kmart Continues to Disarm Its Critics
05-15-01 More Can Be Done To Protect Our Young People And Communities From Guns
04-26-01 HAMILTON V. ACCUTEK
03-22-01The fight continues to hold gun manufacturers responsible for the devastation caused by their products Response to Granite Hill Shootings
