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New York first state to declare disaster emergency on gun violence

by Carly Roman, Associate News Editor
July 06, 2021 04:42 PM

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an executive order at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City in response to gun violence that he said is leading to rising crime rates throughout the state and causing people to want to stay home even in a "post-COVID" era with lifted restrictions.

His executive order outlines several steps aimed at curbing gun violence: treating gun violence as a public health emergency, using data to target hot spots, encouraging positive engagement to at-risk youth, breaking the cycle of escalating violence, and getting illegal guns off the streets.

Cuomo took a swipe at former President Donald Trump during his remarks, saying he had a "vision of a border war" with a "magic border wall" that would allow migrants to pass while stopping the flow of illegal guns, 74% of which Cuomo said come from out of state.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ny-first-disaster-emergency-gun-violence-cuomo

AARguy:
We have no such emergency here in Texas. Starting 1 September we will enjoy "Constitutional Carry" where every legal gun owner will be allowed to carry concealed or open, without a permit or registration. (We've NEVER had a permit or registration requirement to own a gun.)

Gun violence is a PEOPLE problem, not a gun problem. As a native New Yorker that retired in Texas, I know Texas is a lot safer place to live than New York.

IsailedawayfromFR:

Smokin Joe:
The real emergency is covering Cuomo's butt over claims of misbehaviour and mishandling COVID....

this is the smokescreen.

New York has been in the top ten violent death zones in the US for some time.

Kamaji:
It's just an attempt to use the successful covid-19 "public health emergency" as a template for terminating everyone's Second Amendment rights, and then moving right on to forced seizure of all privately held guns.

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