A Ruger LCP pistol. Like many public pension funds, New York City's retirement accounts own stock in Sturm, Ruger.
In the wake of the Newtown massacre, some are calling for the city’s pension funds to shed their gun-industry stocks. That might be harder to do than it sounds.
Some residents say they’ve gotten help from FEMA and the mayor’s office. But others wonder why disaster food stamps and other aid haven’t arrived.
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