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Republican lawmakers need to stop offering “thoughts and prayers” to mass shooting victims and start doing something to curb gun violence, Gov. Cuomo said Monday.
Cuomo, during a conference call with reporters, accused GOP members in Congress of “political pandering to the NRA” by refusing to consider gun control legislation — even after deadly shootings like the one in Texas on Sunday.
“Over and over and over, the federal Republicans offer their thoughts and prayers,” Cuomo said. “Thank you but we have rabbis and priests and ministers and clerics who offer thoughts and prayers. They're there to do something. They're there to take action.”
Noting that President Trump described the Texas church shooting as a “mental health problem,” Cuomo said federal lawmakers should follow the example of New York’s SAFE Act, which includes provisions intended to prevent dangerously mentally ill people from purchasing guns.
“We've taken action in New York with the SAFE Act and we have made this state safer,” Cuomo said. “We have banned purchases from mentally ill people, which is what the President says the problem is.”
Adopted after the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, the SAFE Act, among other things, required mental health professionals to report any patients likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to self or others.” That information is then passed on to the state’s Director of Criminal Justice Services.
“Do what we did in New York and ban purchases by mentally ill people but do something,” Cuomo said. “We don't need the thoughts and prayers of the Congress people. We need action.”
Cuomo demands more than thoughts and prayers from GOP lawmakers
Cuomo, during a conference call with reporters, accused GOP members in Congress of “political pandering to the NRA” by refusing to consider gun control legislation — even after deadly shootings like the one in Texas on Sunday.
“Over and over and over, the federal Republicans offer their thoughts and prayers,” Cuomo said. “Thank you but we have rabbis and priests and ministers and clerics who offer thoughts and prayers. They're there to do something. They're there to take action.”
Noting that President Trump described the Texas church shooting as a “mental health problem,” Cuomo said federal lawmakers should follow the example of New York’s SAFE Act, which includes provisions intended to prevent dangerously mentally ill people from purchasing guns.
“We've taken action in New York with the SAFE Act and we have made this state safer,” Cuomo said. “We have banned purchases from mentally ill people, which is what the President says the problem is.”
Adopted after the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, the SAFE Act, among other things, required mental health professionals to report any patients likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to self or others.” That information is then passed on to the state’s Director of Criminal Justice Services.
“Do what we did in New York and ban purchases by mentally ill people but do something,” Cuomo said. “We don't need the thoughts and prayers of the Congress people. We need action.”
Cuomo demands more than thoughts and prayers from GOP lawmakers
