We went to the Women’s March and marched with NYAGV. That stands for New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. They’re one of the very biggest gun control organizations in the country. They’ve done a lot by taking legal action in the issue. Marching was really great even though I couldn’t do it for very long. It felt like…
Volunteering for Stop Handgun Violence
by 22elijahm
Over the past couple of weeks, our group volunteered for a gun violence organization called Stop Handgun Violence. This organization does a lot of work in educating people about gun violence and the serious negative affects that are born from guns. We were able to get in contact with them through email, and we were…
Interview With Eric Proshansky
by 22elijahm
Today we went to the New York City Law Department at 100 Church Street to talk to Eric Proshansky. Eric is the Deputy Chief of the Affirmative Litigation Division. That means he handles all of the law suits where the city sues someone rather than someone suing the city. The division has sued gun manufacturers,…
Interview With Jim Harris
by 22elijahm
Today, we went to Jim Harris’ office at Broadway and 10th street. He’s a criminal defense attorney so he knew quite a bit about our topic. He was able to tell us a lot about how sentences work for crimes involving guns. He had a whole rubric showing how different crimes correlated with punishments. This…
