New “domestic violence” bill S-7125

A new gun control bill was introduced Wednesday by Senator Biaggi:

“This week New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi introduced … legislation that serve to protect survivors of domestic abuse against the threat of gun violence, and hold repeat offenders accountable for domestic violence.  S-7125 creates a new crime of “Domestic Violence” in the Penal Code that aligns with federal criteria for inclusion in the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS). This will ensure that the names of convicted domestic violence abusers are properly entered into the NICS and those individuals are prevented from accessing deadly firearms …”

No Assembly companion yet.