Gun Politics New York

Tom Suozzi has chosen former NYC Councilwoman Diana Reyna to be his running mate.

Her record on gun control while in the City Council is clear.  She sponsored the following bills and resolutions during her tenure:

• Int 298-2002, A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to banning the sale of toy guns.
• Res 845-2003, Resolution urging the New York State Legislature to pass A-1166, a bill that would prohibit the sale of handgun ammunition without proof of a handgun license.
• Res 995-2003, Resolution calling upon the appropriate Committee of the Council of the City of New York to conduct an oversight hearing to review the campaign of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the lawsuits brought forth by the City of New York and the New York State Attorney General regarding the need for gun-makers and wholesalers to be held more accountable for the sale and distribution of their products.
• Res 54-2004, Resolution calling upon the appropriate Committee of the Council of the City of New York to conduct an oversight hearing to review the campaign of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the lawsuits brought forth by the City of New York and the New York State Attorney General regarding the need for gun-makers and wholesalers to be held more accountable for the sale and distribution of their products.
• Res 821-2011, Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass and the President to sign into law: (i) H.R.591/S.35, which would close the background check loophole at gun shows by establishing a background check procedure for all firearms sold at gun shows; and (ii) legislation requiring background checks for all private firearm sales.
• Res 1122-2011, Resolution calling on the United States Senate and the President to oppose H.R. 822, known as the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011,” which would allow a resident from one state who has a license to carry a concealed handgun to lawfully carry his or her handgun into a different state, regardless of the licensing eligibility standards in the other state.
• Res 1171-2011, Resolution supporting S.1973, the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2012, which would amend the United States Code by creating the crime of trafficking or assisting in the trafficking of a firearm.
• Res 1261-2012, Resolution condemning the senseless shooting of Trayvon Martin and the inadequate investigation that followed, expressing deep sympathy for the Martin family, and calling for a full and impartial investigation holding those responsible to account as well as an examination of “Stand Your Ground” laws nationwide and the role they play in the spread of illegal guns on New York City’s streets.
• Res 1619-2012, Resolution expressing grief and sorrow for the victims and their families and for all those affected by the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and calling upon the President of the United States, the United States Congress, State and Local legislators, and all Americans to work together to reduce needless gun violence by making meaningful changes to gun control laws that will ensure that we are all kept safe from gun violence.
• Res 1633-2013, Resolution calling on the President’s Interagency Task Force to Reduce Gun Violence to support the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act and the Fix Gun Checks Act in its final report.
• Res 1647-2013, Resolution commending Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature for enacting the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act of 2013 and urging other states to pass similar gun control legislation.

Bonus. From the 10/31/08 NY Times, “For a Weapon With a Past, a New Life of Crime“:

“In a city whose mayor has been one of the nation’s most outspoken proponents of gun control, Councilwoman Diana Reyna of Brooklyn has distinguished herself by considering a bill to ban sales of a different weapon: the machete …”