Gov. Cuomo signs emergency declaration on gun violence

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UPDATED 7:10 PM PT – Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has taken aim at the Second Amendment. On Tuesday, Cuomo issued a first-in-the-nation Executive Order, which declared gun violence a disaster emergency in the Empire State.

The order will give law enforcement the authority to track where shootings take place and where illegal guns are sold. The governor also shared his plans to sign a measure into law, which would prohibit the purchasing of firearms for any individual with an active warrant.

Today I am issuing an Executive Order declaring a Disaster Emergency on gun violence.

Gun violence is a public health crisis, and we must treat it like one.

This declaration will allow us to give this crisis the full attention & resources it deserves.

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) July 6, 2021

Cuomo went on to claim New York has maintained some of the most restrictive gun control policies, despite the state’s recent uptick in gun violence.

“Why do you need an assault weapon to hunt a deer? Why?” he questioned. “Why don’t you do a background check, why don’t you close the loopholes? New York did it. We have those laws in place.”

Several reports have shown shootings have risen to more than double in New York City alone since 2019. Critics attribute the crime wave to anti-police sentiment expressed by Democrat lawmakers, with their goal of defunding the police.

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