12 MAY 24, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
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A call to action to make our schools safer
A truly disturbing statistic began
circulating the internet in the
wake of the latest gun massacre
in America — a shooting at a Santa Fe,
Texas high school in which a lunatic
with an assault rifl e mowed down 10
people.
According to The Washington Post,
as of May 18, the number of people who
died in school shootings (31) in 2018
exceeds the number of deaths among
active members of the U.S. military (29).
We cannot give up on the pursuit of
stronger gun laws in the United States
of America. We believe in the Second
Amendment, but in this country, we
register drivers and their vehicles. We
should also registering gun owners
and weapons the same way.
Nevertheless, something must be
done in the near-term to better protect
our children. The answer, we believe,
is not arming the teachers (as some
have mindlessly suggested), but rather
expanding the implementation and
use of metal detectors in our schools.
Expanding metal detectors and having
additional school safety offi cers
operating them adds an extra layer of
security, giving parents some reassurance
that their children are learning
in a weapon-free environment.
Not every New York City public
school has metal detectors, and of
those that do, only a select number
are in active use every day. But
every school should have metal
detectors, and they should be used
daily.
Funding must be provided from
the federal and state governments to
ensure that these devices are in use
every day and are properly staffed.
We know that’s not a perfect solution
to the violence problem that
we have. The circumstances of our
times, however, demand that our
city takes these additional security
measures to keep our kids safe.
If metal detectors save one life,
if they prevent one shooter from
killing innocent people, then they
have been worth the effort.
We have to do something now. We
know “thoughts and prayers” won’t
cut it. To continue to do nothing is a
sin against us all.
We urge all of you to call the
president, the mayor, the governor
and your local representatives
and demand that they provide the
resources to fund metal detectors
in our schools — and the courage to
enact registration of guns.
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TAKE ACTION NOW!
CALL YOUR PRESIDENT AND LOCAL LAWMAKERS
AND URGE THEM TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR METAL
DETECTORS IN SCHOOLS — AND STRONGER GUN LAWS
TO PREVENT FUTURE VIOLENCE!
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP 202-456-1414
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO 212-681-4580
U.S. SENATOR CHARLES SCHUMER 212-486-4430
U.S. SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND 212-688-6262
CONGRESSMAN JOE CROWLEY 718-779-1400
CONGRESSMAN HAKEEM JEFFRIES 718-237-2211
CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN MALONEY 718-932-1804
CONGRESSMAN GREGORY MEEKS 718-725-6000
CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE MENG 718-358-6364
CONGRESSMAN TOM SUOZZI 718-631-0400
CONGRESSWOMAN NYDIA VELAZQUEZ 718-599-3658
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