With the last scheduled session day tomorrow, a bunch of garbage bills have advanced in one chamber or the other. Only one I think could still go the distance, S-6649, Relates to warnings to be posted and provided by firearms dealers, advanced today to 3rd Reading. It’s companion A-2882 has...
S-1892, Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions, advanced to 3rd Reading. Companion A-659.
S-2102, Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence, advanced to...
S-2284, Relates to manufacturers' reporting the sale or distribution of firearms to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, passed the Senate. No companion.
At 10:00am today Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman will hold a press conference and introduce "gun violence awareness resolutions" in the legislature, Million Dollar Staircase, third floor, state Capitol, Albany.
At 2:00pm today NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will host 'Grief and Guns: Understanding Gun Violence & Mental Health' panel discussion ahead of Gun Violence Awareness Month, 310 E. 42nd St., Manhattan.
When the supposedly pro-gun groups stop treating gun rights as a partisan Republican issue, get involved in Democrat party politics, and hold the electeds accountable at election time. Is any of this this going on? No. Therefore there will be more gun control.
SAF AMICUS BRIEF SUPPORTS CHALLENGE OF NY ‘RIFLE LICENSE’ - Second Amendment Foundation
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief supporting a federal challenge of New York State’s “rifle license” requirement in a case known as McGregor, et al v. Suffolk County, et al.
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A-2413, Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence, is on the Codes Committee agenda for Tuesday the 23rd @ 11:00am. Companion S-2102.
S-4879, Provides that the legislative body of the county of Westchester shall fix the fee to be charged for a license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver and provide for the disposition of such fees, is on the Senate Codes agenda for Monday 5/22 @ 11:00am.
Companion A-5092.
Meng and Higgins Introduce Legislation to Prohibit the Sale and Transfer of Body Armor to Potential Mass Shooters
Higgins and Meng Introduce Legislation to Prohibit the Sale and Transfer of Body Armor to Potential Mass Shooters
S-6238, Defines the term "mass shooting" for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident involving one or more firearms and during which four or more people, other than the perpetrator of the shooting or an accomplice of perpetrator, were...
S-3340, Requires Extreme Risk Protection Orders to be reported to the statewide computerized registry of orders of protection and certain warrants of arrest, passed the Senate.
Companion A-5873.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, in partnership with UJA-Federation of New York, will hold a daylong forum on gun violence today starting at 9:00am, 130 E. 59th St., Manhattan.
A local ordinance prohibiting carrying a firearm while drunk, high will be introduced at the next scheduled meeting of the Saratoga Springs City Council on May 2 @ 7:30pm.
A-2882, Requires firearms dealers to post and provide written warnings to purchasers of dangers posed by access to weapons in the home, advanced to 3rd Reading. No companion.
S-2364A, Establishes an "operation SNUG" program within the division of criminal justice services which provides grant awards to reduce, prevent or respond to gun violence, has been Reported. No companion.