Officials across New York are pushing back against Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new gun control.
Cuomo’s new gun control is a measure that will let entities in the state sue gun manufacturers in a frivolous manner. While this measure doesn’t ban guns it does threaten the supply of guns by going after firearm manufacturers in a backswords roundabout way.
From the Adirondack Daily Enterprise:
The new law comes at a time when New York City in particular is facing a rise in shootings. Overall, violence is well short of the historic highs of the 1990s, or even in the New York of the early 2000s.
Local officials are criticizing the new law, signed the same day Cuomo declared a disaster emergency to address a surge in gun violence seen throughout cities across the state in recent months.
Under the law, gun manufacturers and dealers can be sued for creating a “public nuisance” by failing to take steps to prevent firearms from being sold unlawfully.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution last month encouraging Cuomo not to sign the bill over concerns the law would impact local gun shops and machine shops that manufacture gun parts throughout the county.
