Senate Democrats Push Gun Control Legislation

February 15th, 2018

Last Tuesday, members of the Senate Democratic Conference released a package of gun control measures that is intended to reduce gun violence and prevent accidents.

The measures include banning “bump stocks” and similar firearm modifications (S.6902); allowing courts to issue an order to seize or prohibit the sale of guns to individuals who are likely to act in ways that would result in serious harm to themselves or others (S.7133); prohibiting possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a hate crime (S.7072); and allowing victims of gun violence to seek compensation from gun manufacturers found to negligently market firearms to irresponsible buyers (S.5922).

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said:

“We must continue to take bold steps to reduce gun violence throughout New York State by passing sensible gun safety legislation.  It is our responsibility to protect our communities. Enacting this common sense legislation will help save lives by keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals and banning tools to make legal guns more dangerous.”