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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is proposing six gun control bills in his budget and more than two dozen more are active in the legislature this first election year since Republicans lost the State Senate majority and the power to block firearms measures.
“We should not deny our communities and our state this opportunity that has been granted to us, of controlling both houses and the governor’s office, to pass tough measures of gun control in this session,” said Assmb. Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn), who has sponsored several gun control bills.
This year, Cuomo proposes:
“It’s certainly no surprise that Governor Cuomo is proposing further gun measures for New York, most notably a proposal to ban so-called ghost guns, which have rapidly appeared in criminal hands in the last couple of years,” said Robert J. Spitzer, distinguished service professor at the State University of New York at Cortland and author of “The Politics of Gun Control.”
In New York, other active bills in the legislature would add a 10-day waiting period for the purchase of rifles and shotguns; prohibit any child younger than 12 from attending gun shows; adopt “Nicholas’ Law” to require firearms to be locked away when not in use; create the “Safe Homes Act” that would immediately remove firearms from the site of domestic violence until a court decides they should be returned; require a gun violence prevention program in schools; prohibit many .50-caliber rifles; and provide tax credits for purchasing gun safety equipment such as safes.
“We should not deny our communities and our state this opportunity that has been granted to us, of controlling both houses and the governor’s office, to pass tough measures of gun control in this session,” said Assmb. Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn), who has sponsored several gun control bills.
This year, Cuomo proposes:
- Prohibiting “ghost guns,” which would bar individuals who can’t legally possess a firearm from buying separate parts, then assembling an untraceable gun or shotgun.
- Authorizing courts to seize guns from the scene of a domestic violence incident.
- Denying firearm permits and licenses to an applicant who committed certain misdemeanors deemed serious in another state. Current law already denies permits and licenses to New Yorkers if they commit serious misdemeanors within New York.
- Requiring all crime gun data including ballistic records to be kept in a centralized database for use by law enforcement.
- Sharing “flags” of mental health concerns about gun owners to officials in other states.
- Creating a “domestic violence misdemeanor” that could deny firearms from an abuser upon conviction.
“It’s certainly no surprise that Governor Cuomo is proposing further gun measures for New York, most notably a proposal to ban so-called ghost guns, which have rapidly appeared in criminal hands in the last couple of years,” said Robert J. Spitzer, distinguished service professor at the State University of New York at Cortland and author of “The Politics of Gun Control.”
In New York, other active bills in the legislature would add a 10-day waiting period for the purchase of rifles and shotguns; prohibit any child younger than 12 from attending gun shows; adopt “Nicholas’ Law” to require firearms to be locked away when not in use; create the “Safe Homes Act” that would immediately remove firearms from the site of domestic violence until a court decides they should be returned; require a gun violence prevention program in schools; prohibit many .50-caliber rifles; and provide tax credits for purchasing gun safety equipment such as safes.
Cuomo, Democrats creating watershed session for gun control
Gov. Cuomo is proposing six gun control bills in his budget and more than two dozen more are active in the legislature.
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