Gun Violence

A new survey shows New Yorkers are more concerned about being victims of a crime than residents of just about every other state. That's despite both FBI crime statistics and gun practices and controls that show the state is safer than many others. Research by SafeWise.com.

Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a new state of emergency this week in New York, saying that the upsurge in gun related violence is a public health emergency equivalent to the COVID -19 pandemic. But critics say other approaches would be more effective, and question the governor’s political motivations in taking actions that give him more power.

When you walk in the door of the ArtRage Gallery in Syracuse, the first thing you see is a collection of porcelain baby shoes hanging from the ceiling.…

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to close what he sees as a loophole in the state’s already-strongest in the nation gun safety laws. The measure he’s proposing…

Two Syracuse men have teamed up for a new way to honor gun violence victims. Founder of the I Apologize Foundation Rashawn Sullivan and Onondaga Earth…

Thousands of demonstrators around the world gathered locally and traveled across states on Saturday, demanding an end to gun violence in The March for Our…

A March in Syracuse, in concert with the March for our Lives in Washington drew hundreds of students, parents, teachers and a wide range of other…

Reactions in New York to the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas included condolences and calls to increase controls of automatic weapons. A state law…

The impact of gun violence in is seen and heard on a regular basis in Syracuse. Parents Rita and John Fredette know this firsthand. Their son Joshua was…

Law enforcement officials and gun safety advocates say the key to reducing the gun violence in Syracuse is to stop the flood of guns trafficked here from…