Newsbits

Friday’s Newsbits:

Today @ 10:00am – New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, gun control advocates and others hold a press conference to announce new funding for gun and gang violence prevention programs, District Office, 573 E. Fordham Road, Bronx.

Jurisprudence:

• Gun Control Cases to Watch at the Supreme Court

Legislation:

• Tonko calls for Senate to return to vote on gun safety bills
• New York’s red flag law to curb gun violence takes effect in two weeks

NRA:

• Scandal-ridden NRA head LaPierre digs in against gun control

Politics:

• Trump quietly used regulations to expand gun access
• Speaker Heastie Statement on Stronger National Gun Laws
• Heastie: Nation Should Self-Reflect On Guns After Mass Shootings
• From Brownsville to El Paso to Albany: NY Gun Control Advocates Map Next Steps
• EXCLUSIVE: Stewart-Cousins calls out Cuomo over unfulfilled promise to create ammo database
• It’s Mental Illness And Criminals That Are The Problem

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