Carolyn Mccarthy

Veterans 'Storm The Hill' To Meet With Lawmakers, Pass Legislation

Tireak C. Tulloch | Posted 04.19.2012

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As a Marine Corps veteran deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, I can attest that there is nothing like being around other veterans -- especially when we gather for a shared cause.

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Trayvon Martin Shooting Unlikely To Change Gun Debate, Lawmakers Concede

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It's been more than a year since Jared Loughner walked up to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) at a constituent event in Tucson, ...

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Making School a Safe Place for All Students

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 11.27.2011

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No child should be subjected to corporal punishment in school, but what's even worse is that corporal punishment is being disproportionately applied against African-American students and students with disabilities.

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Guns In The Senate? In Rick Perry's America, Why Not?

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 10.22.2011

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Texas governor and newly-announced presidential candidate Rick Perry has taken the incendiary mixture of guns and politics to a new level. When it comes to carrying concealed weapons, Perry certainly walks the walk.

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Fiancee Of Giffords Shooting Victim Works Hill As Gun Control Group Releases Chilling New Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One of the nation’s most powerful gun-control advocacy groups is out with a new ad, and a symbolic new spokeswoman, in an effort to pe...

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Poll: Majority Of Americans, Including Gun Owners, Support Tougher Restrictions

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Despite powerful lobbying against any new gun-control measures by groups like the National Rifle Association, a new bipartisan poll show...

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Guns In U.S. Politics: 10 Recent Examples

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of the Saturday shooting in Tucson, Ariz., Rep. Peter King (D-N.Y) announced he will introduce legislation to make it illegal to bring a g...

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There Can Be No Gun Control Without Recognizing and Respecting the Different Gun Cultures in the U.S.

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Both sides of the gun control issue must take this opportunity to better understand the complicated and varied role guns play in American communities. If they do, we can make every community safer.

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Lawmakers And The Crazy Laws They Want To Pass In The Wake Of Tucson Tragedy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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It may, and probably should, come to pass that the events of the past week will result in a thoughtful examination of the incident, leading to the patient and methodical crafting of sensible policy that might help to prevent such incidents in the future. And it might be a difficult road to tread -- sometimes there's just nothing you can do to fix something, no matter how hard you want to. But a slow and thoughtful process that goes nowhere is infinitely preferable to rushing to pass the first crazy law that you barfed out of your brainpan while stewing in a broth of worry, adrenaline, and panic.

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10 U.S. Mass Shootings Involving High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (Slide Show)

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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High-capacity ammunition magazines are the common thread that runs through most mass shootings: giving attackers the ability to fire numerous bullets without reloading. Tucson was the latest in a long, tragic saga.

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Gibbs Noncommittal On Post-Shooting Gun Control Measures

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, briefing reporters for the first time since the Tucson shootings, was noncommittal when asked ...

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Gun-Control Advocates Resigned To Few Changes In Wake Of Giffords Shooting

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The horrific shooting of 20 individuals, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), at a Tucson meet-and-greet this past weekend would...

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Bringing Schools Up to the Standards of Prisons

Shantha Rau Barriga | Posted 05.25.2011

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No child should be paddled in school but it is hard to imagine anything more outrageous than paddling or hitting children because of their disability -- and that is what is happening across the US.

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Gillibrand, Ford and the White House

Laurie Werner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Gibbs made a mistake yesterday when he reaffirmed the White House's support for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, first praising her leadership (mysterious to voters) and wishing her to be re-elected.

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New York Reps Aren't Sold On Gillibrand, May Back McCarthy

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York lawmakers are so far unwilling to throw their support behind newly crowned Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), and several say they could support a ...

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Republicans Like Gillibrand More Than Democrats: Poll

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new poll suggests Republicans in New York are happier than Democrats with the selection of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) as the state's next senator -...

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Kirsten Gillibrand Pick Praised By Obama: "Wonderful Choice"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama released a statement praising New York Gov. Paterson's choice of Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the state's vacant Senate seat: "Governo...

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Safety Through Guns: Are You Crazy... Or Am I?

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.17.2011

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if a bad guy had wandered hrough the street, pillowcase over shoulder at high noon, a host of adults would have called the local precinct for action. This was, clearly, what a concerned citizen should do. Taking the law into your own hands made as much sense as performing your own tonsillectomy.

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