Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif sent out a statement this afternoon responding to the renewed and revived debate over gun control, leaving the door open to some sort of compromise.

But the statement from Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s office also notes that the GOP’s main goal is to combat illegal guns.

The statement:

“Senator Skelos believes that this is the time to be mourning these innocent children and giving comfort to their grief-stricken families. If there is a law that could have prevented this unspeakable tragedy, we should find common ground and pursue it. In New York State, the majority of gun crimes are committed by criminals who are using illegal guns, and therefore he believes we should take steps to curb illegal gun use by increasing penalties and enacting mandatory minimum sentences.”

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