{"id":21459,"date":"2020-03-24T13:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=21459"},"modified":"2020-03-24T13:26:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:26:21","slug":"start-by-cutting-funding-to-gun-control-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=21459","title":{"rendered":"Start by cutting funding to gun control advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/03\/23\/de-blasio-says-spending-cuts-coming-as-coronavirus-cripples-nyc-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayor Bill de Blasio<\/a> warned Monday night that all city agencies will be seeing funding cuts on anything unrelated to battling the coronavirus pandemic as the city struggles with mounting bills and falling tax revenues. \u201cEvery agency will be asked to help,\u201d de Blasio told reporters during a City Hall press conference. \u201cWe have to make these cuts in light of an ever-worsening budget situation\u201d &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>de Blasio should start by cutting the $55,000 allocated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nyagvedfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Education Fund<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/criminaljustice.cityofnewyork.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayor&#8217;s Office of Criminal Justice<\/a> for FY 2020. 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