In New York, following the Sandy Hook Shooting, Passed the SAFE Act, which Banned Assault Rifles like the AR-15 and made it Harder for People deemed to be dangerously Mentally Ill to Purchase Guns. Firearm Deaths have fallen and the State is safer for it.
But the work isn’t done.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has Proposed New Legislation to Remove all Firearms from those who commit Domestic Violence Crimes.
Today, he joined the Governors of Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, in launching States for Gun Safety, a Multi-State Coalition to take action against Gun Violence in the face of Failed Leadership at the Federal Level.
The States will Collaborate on several fronts, including Creating a Multi-State Task Force to Trace and Intercept Illegal Guns and establishing a Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium through their Public Colleges and Universities.
There will also be an effort to Share Information across State Lines that isn't readily available in The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for Gun Sales.
Connecticut has a Law barring People subject to a Temporary Restraining Order from Buying Guns, but those People can easily Travel to another State and Purchase a Firearm.
New York State has a Database of Tens of Thousands of People deemed too Mentally Unstable to carry Firearms but those Names are not part of the Federal Database that other States would use to see if they are Eligible to Buy a Gun.
The Governors said the Coalition was in the works before the Mass Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. last week but the 17 Deaths there prompted them to step Up their Efforts.
President Trump Thursday signaled his Strongest Support for New Gun Laws since taking Office. In a Tweet he said he would be "Strongly Pushing" Comprehensive Background Checks, with an emphasis on Mental Health, and supported Raising the Age to Buy Rifles like the AR-15 to 21 and Banning so-called "Bump Stocks," which allow Semi-Automatic Guns to Fire at Near-Automatic Speeds. But he provided no further Details.
Democrats, including Sen. Chris Murphy (CT), one of the Senate's Strongest Supporters of Stricter Gun Laws, were wary. "Let's be clear what 'comprehensive background checks' means -- subjecting all commercial sales (gun stores/shows, online sales) to checks," Murphy wrote in a Tweet. "If that's what you mean, I'm listening."
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