{"id":18018,"date":"2018-11-07T13:55:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T18:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=18018"},"modified":"2018-11-07T19:05:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T00:05:24","slug":"next-sessions-gun-control-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=18018","title":{"rendered":"Next session’s gun control agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

This press release<\/a> by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie<\/a> spells out (part) of next session’s gun control agenda:<\/p>\n

“… Communities across our state and our country are slowly being torn apart by gun violence. It seems like we cannot go a week without hearing about a shooting at a school, a yoga studio or a place of worship. New York has always been a national model for sensible gun laws, and I look forward to working with our partners in the Senate<\/a> to take up that mantle once again by requiring comprehensive background checks, banning bump stocks and keeping guns out of the hands of those proven to be a risk to others …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What Governor Cuomo wants<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Cuomo said he also wants to make gun safety one of his legacies. He supports passage of the so-called Flag bill, which would allow a teacher or a family member to petition the court to have weapons confiscated from a person who may be dangerous or emotionally disturbed …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n