New York’s governor is crowing about the latest data showing the state is improving when it comes to gun violence. Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday there’s been significant progress in the state’s fight against gun violence, with New York City and other communities that are participating in the state’s “Gun Involved Violence Elimination” initiative reporting the fewest shooting incidents with injury this January since the first half of 2020. Hochul said gun violence has lasting impacts on the victims, their families, and the families of the shooters…
Rockland Sheriff Lou Falco says regardless of what Hochul says the numbers show, there are still too many illegal guns coming into the state, and too much damage is being done with them…
Hochul said her budget proposal includes $337 million – that’s a $100 million increase, for what she calls “violence disruption programs,” such as after-school, mental health and other programs.