Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood with 34 Americans on Monday who lost loved ones in Tucson, Virginia Tech and other gun-related tragedies to demand the federal government fix its “broken” background check system. “Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns – and most of them are purchased or possessed illegally,” said Bloomberg, who also co-heads [...]
Mayor Bloomberg started his second term vowing to take on illegal guns. And as he campaigns to win a third term, he’s trying to show voters that he’s serious about his fight. “We have to protect the people of this city today. And we’re not going to wait around for anyone else,” Bloomberg said. The [...]
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she opposes a Senate measure that would give people the right to carry concealed weapons across state lines as long as they obey the concealed gun laws of the state they are visiting. Gillibrand, a Democrat, says it is “wrong for the federal government to overrule a state’s ability [...]
Senator Charles Schumer says he’s fighting a piece of legislation that would override New York state’s tough conceal and carry gun law. At a news conference yesterday, Schumer said the measure, which was introduced by South Dakota Senator John Thune, would force communities to let people from other states where concealed weapons are legal carry [...]
To hear Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand’s critics tell the story, she went from darling to detractor of the gun lobby overnight, once Gov. David A. Paterson plucked her from a conservative U.S. House seat to be New York’s junior senator in January. But as sharp as Mrs. Gillibrand’s turn has been — she won a [...]
Bills that would require renewals of handgun permits and a system to tag and track spent shell casings have touched off the first gun-control battle in years at New York‘s Capitol. The Democrat-controlled Assembly approved both measures this week. And they face a better chance at becoming law now that the Senate also is controlled [...]
