First hour: What do the low SAFE Act registration numbers mean?
Second hour: Nonviolence, from South Africa to Rochester
The New York State legislature decided to do nothing to change the SAFE Act in this recent legislative session. Gun rights advocates feel betrayed. Meanwhile, new numbers seem to show that very few New Yorkers are registering their firearms in accordance with the new law. Can the SAFE Act work if most gun owners ignore it? In studio:
Chris Edes, Chair of the Monroe County Chapter of SCOPE
Gary Pudup, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence
In our second hour: Two Rochester residents recently returned after sixteen days of study in South Africa. Both are employed as interns at the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence and, among other responsibilities, share social justice principles and practices with middle school students at Northwest Middle school on the Frederick Douglas campus as part of the team of educators that the Gandhi Institute sends every day.
During the trip the youth toured the country, visiting sites and museums related to nonviolence and the history of overcoming apartheid, as well as community empowerment projects. A special highlight of the visit was meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho. We'll talk to them about how they'd like to translate lessons of nonviolence from South Africa to Rochester. In studio:
Yahoda Miller and Malik Thompson, recently returned from South Africa
Kit Miller, director of the Gandhi Institute