Progress isn’t always a straight line.
Today’s Supreme Court decision is wrong but Congress passing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a modest but real step forward. And the fight will go on, thanks to the activists, survivors, and families who continue to demand action.
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I'm deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. This ruling contradicts common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all.
I remain committed to doing everything in my power to reduce gun violence.
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This is a terrifying decision. The last thing NY needs is more guns on the street, which will certainly lead to more deaths and serious injuries.
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First read of Bruen: Today’s opinion could be the biggest expansion of gun rights by SCOTUS in the country’s history.
It struck down NYS law since early 1900s. There will be more guns, more violence.
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God didn’t write the Second Amendment, a slave owner did.
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While our country is still collectively dealing with the grief from mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, and countless other places, the Supreme Court has struck down the most common sense firearm restrictions that protect NYers. This is irresponsible. Lives are at stake.
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The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN a New York gun-control law that required people to show "proper cause" to get a license to carry a concealed handgun outside the home. The vote is 6-3.
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NEW: In light of the SCOTUS ruling overturning New York gun safety legislation, I have begun working to introduce legislation in the City Council for a citywide gun buyback initiative.
My full statement ⤵️
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Why are we so bound to an “originalist” reading of the Constitution when women and minorities had no part in writing it? If they had been there at the table with an equal voice, don’t you think it would have been “originally” very different?
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We're deeply disturbed by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the NY law limiting the carrying of guns outside the home. It risks fueling the epidemic of gun violence in this country. What we need are responsible gun laws, not opening the way for more guns on our streets.
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Put simply, this Supreme Court ruling will put New Yorkers at further risk of gun violence.
We have been preparing for this decision and will continue to do everything possible to work with our federal, state, and local partners to protect our city. twitter.com/scotusblog/sta…
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So let me get this straight. A state has the right to restrict abortions, but doesn’t have the right to restrict firearms? Is that what we have now in these “United” States?
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Republicans are creating their own army to use violence if necessary against "liberals," or anyone who opposes them. Concealed carry, praising vigilantes like Kyle Rittenhouse, aligning with right wing militias, & empowering the worst in law enforcement. Imagine them unleashed.
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Important: Despite Supreme Court ruling on guns...
* It is STILL illegal to carry an unlicensed handgun everywhere in NYC--subways, theaters, parks etc.
* Federal law STILL bars someone with a felony conviction from carrying a handgun
* It is STILL illegal to menace with a gun
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Deliver us from the terror of knowing anyone might be carrying a gun.
We cannot live like this.
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It is outrageous that at a moment of national reckoning on gun violence, the Supreme Court has recklessly struck down a New York law that limits those who can carry concealed weapons.
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My interview with of about my book ‘We Need To Build’ and what constructive social change looks like.
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Read my interview with @interfaithusa’s founder and president @EbooPatel. sojo.net/articles/eboo-
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Rabbis and Ben Spratt are on the right track in their book #Awakenings: First time a survey says Jewish future brighter than its past, even with institutions on the decline. bit.ly/3OhAYJG
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Folks, the United States just became the first country in the world to offer safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for kids as young as six months old.
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Synagogues closing, rising intermarriage, deepening denominational and political rifts: That's one way to tell the story of today's American Jewish Diaspora. But there's another thrilling tale we should be telling Opinion
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Interfaith America & are excited to announce that the application for our 22 - 23 Religion Journalism Fellowship is now open! The fellowship exists to develop future religion journalists by cultivating skills specific to covering religion. Apply now: bit.ly/3lXNC3V
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My office is in touch with DOT about this horrific incident. We’ll continue working to make Broadway safer, but street safety redesign urgently demands investments from all levels of gov’t.
No more piecemeal efforts—we need sweeping reform to save lives from traffic violence.
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Here for this 🔥🔥🔥 quote from Justice Sotomayor on Carson v Malkin:
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Rapidly declining religious participation, rising intermarriage, deepening divisions on U.S. and Israeli politics, less Jewish philanthropy: All tell the story of decline. But a remarkable opportunity presents itself Opinion
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Many Jews will continue leaving Orthodoxy, but higher birth rates mean Orthodoxy will grow. Those who are not Orthodox will have their identities questioned – or be undercounted in studies of the Jewish population Opinion
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The growing segment of Orthodox Jews may see less and less in common with their progressive counterparts (and vice versa). Many Jews will leave the fold altogether. Nonetheless, the American Diaspora may be better off Opinion
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Diehard Israel advocacy groups may become parochial interests of politically conservative Jews Opinion
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A really nice review of my book ‘We Need To Build’ by (my first editor/publisher in religion writing!) for
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Many Jews will marry non-Jews or people of no religion at all. The language of “continuity crisis” will increasingly fall flat, as rising generations become more wary of racialized frames of “genetic” perpetuation Opinion
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The ultra-MAGA agenda is attacking families and our freedom.
300 discriminatory anti-LGTBQ+ bills have been introduced in states. In Texas, they’re knocking on doors to investigate parents raising trans kids.
These attacks are real and consequential for families.
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In America, the definition of what it means to be Jewish is changing before our eyes Opinion
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Nearly three million American adults are Jewishly connected, not Jewish by religion or birth, and navigating complicated, intricate questions of what it means to be so Opinion
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Four years ago today, with , we conducted a #StarOfDavid headstone change ceremony for Private Benjamin Garadetsky, for whom is named. You can watch a video of that emotional ceremony from Normandy American Cemetery here:
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During the pandemic, nine major shipping companies increased their prices by as much as 1,000%, earning $190B in profit.
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act I signed into law will crack down on these ocean carriers and help bring down prices for American families and businesses.
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There are nearly one million people who have chosen Judaism as a spiritual, social, and ethical home. Their conceptualizations of Jewish life may well comprise the future of the American Diaspora Opinion
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One year ago, I had the great honor of signing legislation to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday.
A day to celebrate, to educate, and to act.
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What would happen if our community focused less on a self-defeating narrative of assimilation and more on engaging the 1.4 million Americans with Jewish affinity and 2.8 million with Jewish ancestry? Opinion
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. Synagogues closing, rising intermarriage, deepening denominational and political rifts: That's one way to tell the story of today's American Jewish Diaspora. But there's another thrilling, remarkable tale we should be telling
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A letter to my sons (an excerpt from ‘We Need To Build’), on the kind of social change agents I hope that they will be:
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