BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – On Tuesday night, in response to the Journal News’ map, the Rockland County Legislature urged the State Legislature to introduce and pass two bills, one amending state penal law to protect the confidentiality of pistol license application information and another condemning the paper for exercising poor judgment in publishing […]
In a rebuke of the Journal News, privacy exceptions are now available for many pistol permit holders. Meanwhile, second amendment activists are furious at Cuomo’s new restrictions on gun rights in the rest of the bill BY DYLAN SKRILOFF It’s almost official. The Journal News has overplayed their hand, and as a result, the names […]
A White Plains, NY home highlighted on the infamous Journal News interactive gun map was burglarized Saturday and their gun safe was damaged in an attempted robbery. The burglars were unable to open the safe. It is not clear if the thieves thought the safe stored other valuables or if they were actually seeking to […]
Statement by NYS Senator David Carlucci (D) Calling on the Journal News to Remove their Map Lawful gun owners and all citizens have been outraged by the mass shootings around our country. However, the timing of the disclosure of individuals possessing pistol permits by The Journal News when families are reeling from the tragedies in […]
PRESS RELEASE AND LETTER FROM HARRIET CORNELL, CHAIR OF ROCKLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE In a letter to the publisher and the editor of the Journal News, Chairwoman of the Rockland County Legislature Harriet Cornell has recommended the corporate office take positive action to regain the confidence lost by scores of Rockland and Westchester residents as a result of […]
Lawmakers praise Rockland County Times coverage BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Their names have been broadcast in bright daylight. Undercover officers, some who pose as “bad guys” that should not be allowed to have a pistol permit, outed by their own local newspaper. Orangetown Police Chief Kevin Nulty joined a growing […]