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There’s something each of us can do about gun violence in the U.S.
It’s quite simple, does not take a lot of time and costs virtually nothing. In a 2010 special election, I voted for Kirsten Gillibrand for a full term for our second Senate seat. She had been in the House of … Continue reading
Posted in Guns in the U.S. of A., political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged @MomsDemand, Bob Herbert, Daily News, gun violence, Kirsten Gillibrand, Moms Demand Action, New York Times, Shannon Watts
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I once went out with a cop
A number of years ago I went out a couple of times with a cop. He was an unusual guy to be a sergeant in the NYPD. He had not only a college degree but an MA. He was a … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged Bob Herbert, Derek Thompson, Edith Gaines, guns, Levi Gaines, NYPD, police practices, police violence, racism in policing, The Atlantic
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Guns 2: What I did to challenge the NRA
In 2009, after noticing so many gun violence stories in the Daily News, I began to clip them. My purpose was direct, as I said in the initial letter I wrote to my senator, Kirsten Gillibrand. Here’s the lightly abbreviated … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged 2d Amendment, Bill of Rights, Bob Herbert, culture soaked in blood, dwindling testosterone, gun violence in New York City, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Daily News, New York Times, NRA, Second Amendment, US Constitution
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