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The Binghamton City School District is expecting to hire two youth advocates to work in their high school and middle schools with funding recently awarded to the city for gun violence prevention.
HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) — The state legislature has passed a bill that would force convicted domestic abusers to give up their guns more quickly, and make them harder to get back without permission.
HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) — The state House is expected to pass a proposal Tuesday making it harder for domestic abusers to possess weapons.
SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – As the new school year begins, school districts in central New York will begin to implement a list of recommendations to increase school safety following the Parkland, Florida school shooting earlier this year. Onondaga County officials released a school safety task force report last month.
HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) — After a series of meetings with teachers, administrators, and students, a school safety task force is calling for more mental health resources, better security in buildings and improved communication between school districts and police.
The lawsuit is seeking a temporary restraining order to bar the government from lifting export control restrictions, and stop a company from posting downloadable gun plans online later this week.
On Saturday morning, people can trade their guns for groceries. Between 9AM and noon, anyone can bring in unwanted, working firearms to Binghamton’s American Civic Association in exchange for a gift certificate.
SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – Schools around central and northern New York will soon be able to apply for federal funds to cover school safety and mental health training expenses – part of the recently passed $1.3 trillion spending plan passed by Congress.
On Saturday morning, student activists will again protest for safety in schools and for tighter gun control. It’s called the March for Our Lives. Kids and families will be marching in Washington D.C. and across the nation. One march is happening in Corning, New York. Kayla Mauk plans to go.
ALBANY, NY (WSKG) – Democrats in the New York state Senate say they will push harder for gun control bills in the wake of the Florida shooting that left 17 dead and are even considering proposing the measures as hostile amendments.
HARRISBURG (WSKG) — In the wake of the shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 people and injured over 500, some lawmakers in Pennsylvania are pushing legislation that would ban certain gun modifications.
HARRISBURG (WSKG) – The state Senate is considering a plan to allow teachers and other school employees with permits to carry guns at work. Supporters say it’s about keeping kids safe, while opponents are worried the measure would do just the opposite. Senate Bill 383 is sponsored by GOP Senator Donald White of Armstrong County, who said it would give schools more options in protecting students. He added, it could be particularly helpful for rural districts that are far from police stations and might not employ their own security guard. “This is just one more tool to help them–if they see fit–to protect their families,” he said. But the measure has received considerable backlash from gun control and teachers’ groups.
Gun control is a hugely divisive issue in the U.S and upstate New York. But maybe there are other ways to make firearms safer.