Gun Violence is Everywhere in America

Gun Violence is Everywhere in America

Most Septembers, I write here about 9/11, a day where nearly 3,000 people died at the hands of foreign terrorists -- surely a day that will never be forgotten in our nation’s history. I use this month to press for four recommendations from the 9/ll Commission Report that have yet to be implemented 20+ years later. This year, I’d like to use my time to salute the courageous members of New York City’s fire and police departments who died or were injured on the job, as well as emergency medical technicians and emergency room personnel in Manhattan hospitals who cared for those who survived or who were injured while helping others that day.

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