Additionally, she said, “Let’s be clear, we absolutely respect the Second Amendment but it doesn’t mean that we should allow dangerous people to have firearms. It doesn’t mean we should allow loopholes that make background checks meaningless or create even more dangerous weapons.”
On the other hand, Heastie said, “In 2017 alone, almost 40,000 people were killed by a gun in the U.S., 772 of those happened here in New York State. On average, eight children and teens die every day from gun violence… I refuse to accept that as the cost of unfettered access to guns.
Common sense gun safety legislation
The legislature passed the Red Flag Bill to allow courts issue an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) prohibiting a person who is determined to a threat to himself/herself and to others from buying or possessing a gun.
In addition, the legislature approved two legislative proposals that would ensure comprehensive background checks for gun owners in the State of New York.
The first proposal requires a seller to wait 30 days before he/she can sell a gun to a person to make sure that the background is clear.
