Cuomo’s Gun Control Package Is Law

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law his gun control package that passed both chambers of the Legislature this week and only a month after a school shooting in Connecticut left 20 children dead.

Cuomo’s gun control law comes after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations that nearly resulted in a pre-January special session, but that never came together.

Still, the passage of the measure comes as an early victory for a governor who is accustomed now to getting what he wants from a Legislature once known for its delay tactics and dysfunction.

“This unfortunately required tragedies and loss of life to actually spur the political process to action, but it’s an issue that many people have worked on for many, many years without the type of success that we’ve seen today,” Cuomo said at a bill signing ceremony.

The legislation’s centerpiece, an updated ban on assault weapons, takes effect immediately.

Cuomo’s law is the first in the country since the school shooting and lawmakers were well aware that the governor wanted to be the first to get new laws on the books following the massacre.

But Cuomo said at the news conference that being first wasn’t so important as passing a good law and showing that government can actually respond to the public.

“I’m proud to be a New Yorker today. I am proud to be part of this government not just be because New York has the first bill, but because New York has the best bill,” Cuomo said. “This is a complex multifaceted problem and this is a comprehensive bill that addresses the full panaroma and spectrum of issues that come up. I’m proud to be a New Yorker because New York is doing something and New York is fighting back.”

Gun-rights advocates and some Republican lawmakers in Albany would certainly disagree with that assessment, however. NRA released a statement this afternoon calling the measure “Draconian.”

Cuomo, who bounded into the Red Room for the news conference with an ear-to-ear grin, does not seem to mind the criticism.

“Different people have different opinions,” he said with a smile. “You can’t make everyone happy all the time.”

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This entry was posted by Nick Reisman on January 15, 2013 at 5:59 pm, and is filed under Andrew Cuomo. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

http://www.facebook.com/howard.schnettler Howard Schnettler

Were fighting back???????? Against what? Ive had a CCW since 1979, never been arrested and now I’ll have to renew my Pistol Permit every 5 yrs. and the State will be in charge of it????? Another money grab by NYS……..And another photo-op for the King…….Hey how about the 63B. NYS has in Debt????
Chuck g.

Laws are only made to punish those who break them. There is no law that will prevent a crime! Perhaps we should put cops in bars to prevent drunk driving, which is also illegal but people die from every day.
Wets

Just because you make the guns illegal isn’t gonna stop the sale
And use of the guns … Drugs are illegal and you can find them all over … Maybe you should focus on who the guns are sold to with better background checks instead of punishing those who follow laws and use the weapons as sportsmen .. All your doing is pissing a bunch of people of by restricting their 2 amendment right…
Rog Murdock

All illegal guns start out as legal guns. The only way to reduce illegal guns is to reduce the total number of guns, and make it harder to get and use them illegally.
stone cold truth

I am absolutely disgusted about this whole process. This is not what the majority of the state wants its what the urban liberals want.I would love to see a vote by the residents of NYS on this bill. Done by county and majority rules. Then you could say the people of NY have spoke.
Concerned New Yorker

I never thought I’d say it but If Cuomo gets in the white house, America could be in bigger trouble than it already is with “President” that’s in there now. Ban guns that shoot no different than the rest, legalize marihuana, add more casino’s, fight for abortion, take Bible’s out of the White House, keep God out of schools and make decisions out of the scope of your power…where in the in the world is America’s morals and common sense?!! Where were our morals at election time?? How are these troubled children supposed to know what morals even are when this country has none??God help us..
NNY4LIFE

I agree with the fact that all illegal guns start out as legal guns, but the rest of your statement make absolutely no sense. All people acting in an illegal fashion were once law abiding citizens, should we start reducing the number of people. Oh wait, our government will take care of that….
PO’d New Yorker

Absolutely the biggest farce ever passed in Albany……
Doesn’t matter

More BS laws to be broken, but wait, were will we house the criminals if prisons are being/have been closed ? What are they going to do now? Arrest the criminal for a gun crime, but let them out in 1-3 yrs because somebody else is going to take their place that was arrested for the same gun crime, meanwhile the person they just let out goes and robs a law abiding citizen who has a right to own a gun and kills them in the process? Back to prison they go, so much for reducing recitivism and saving the honest law abiding citizens money on taxes to feed, house, and medically care for that person in prison now while the law abiding citizen sits back and takes the shaft once again!!! BIG GOVERNMENT AT ITS BEST!!!
Utahzio

It’s a farce that YNN, Capitol Tonight and SAFE Act politician supporters claim New Yorkers were, ‘screaming’ for this legislation. We weren’t. If we were please show me where this was. Every forum I see this issue discussed in, including tonight’s (1/15) Capitol Tonight Poll was overwhelmingly against this legislation. This is quite plainly Fuhrer Cuomo’s selfish attempt to one up President Obama and exploit the deaths of 20 five year old’s. How he sleeps at night is beyond me.
http://twitter.com/GhosthunterUPNY David

Ban guns and you will get gun violence. Just look at Chicago’s gun statistic. No guns allowed!! and it’s so strange because they have the highest gun violence… Go Figure.. Lets put a ban on all knifves. Lets put a ban on all computers. Becasue of all the hate they spread.. AMERICA IS NO MORE.. THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE RULED AS COMMUNIST!! LET OUR FEARCE LEARED TELL US WHAT WE CAN AND CAN”T DO. LETS PUT A BAN ON FOOD> BECAUSE IT”S KILLING US. DEFIINE AMERICA = BAN AND TAX US TO DEATH..
http://twitter.com/GhosthunterUPNY David

I hate what happen to the kids, but every person blames guns. How about the severe mental illness in america. and all the disfunctional homes. Kids are beaten, killed every hour by the hands of there loved ones. Why don’t they make a big deal about that. Because GUNS and many people believe that we should not have them. I just don’t know how come people are not standing up for MEDICAIDE FRAUD.
Lets medicate america, take the guns away and forget about the rest. Adams mother should be to blame. She programed him, just the way she wanted.. And for the people who don’t understand SORRY !!
Guest

Act now, think later. I see that is still a common place in Government. It’s the first legislation passed since Newton, and Mr. America thinks it’s the best. Why is politics such a short minded monkey f*&k?
http://www.facebook.com/drake.cummings.2010 Drake M Cummings

Well can you say lawsuit I will not register my weapons it is a violation of my right to privacy, as far as magazine capacity limit it to 7 rounds, so instead of carrying 2 ten round magazines(20) rounds I will now carry 6 seven round magazines(42) rounds and change magazines under stress in 1.9 seconds and yes I was timed.
http://www.facebook.com/drake.cummings.2010 Drake M Cummings

Also you can go to the ny governors web sight and find out what reps voted for this bill, the veterans groups I belong to as well as my fellow law enforcement officers will be rallying to see to it that these jack booted thugs will never be voted into office again this means you to cuemo, you will never see the white house the legal gun owners of this country will not allow it. You swore to an othe to protect and defend the constitution of the united states you lie and violated that othe and should be impeached, where was the peoples vote or input on this? You back doored New Yorkers on this
Todd Sexauer

This whole thing is sooooo illegal I can’t stand it! I am sick and tired of these so called “peoples representatives” passing laws that do not go before the “real people” to it’s going to effect! ! No way in hell a majority of the people would go for this! Gun owner or not it’s a violation of your 2nd amendment right as an American citizen! Plain and simple! Lets see what else the government can take from us, they make it easy in this state! We really are forgetting where we came from, and why we have these liberties, who fought for them and why they fought for them! I know my ancestors would be really be pissed off right now! They fought for us, for their children and their grand children! THIS IS HOW WE THANK THEM!!!!! I AM ASHAMED TO BE AN AMERICAN TODAY!!!!!!!
Gepap

Sorry to break it to you, but a majority of New Yorker’s don’t own guns, don’t think people should own “assault weapons” and have no problem increasing penalties. This passed both houses of the Legislature with super majorities. You obviously don’t represent the feelings of most New yorkers.

And why should your desire to hold a gun to feel safe trump my desire not to have nuts like you armed because it makes me feel unsafe?
Gepap

Good luck with that.
Todd Sexauer

This whole thing is sooooo illegal I can’t stand it! I am sick and tired
of these so called “peoples representatives” passing laws that do not
go before the “real people” to it’s going to effect! ! No way in hell a
majority of the people would go for this! Gun owner or not it’s a
violation of your 2nd amendment right as an American citizen! Plain and
simple! Lets see what else the government can take from us, they make it
easy in this state! We really are forgetting where we came from, and
why we have these liberties, who fought for them and why they fought for
them! I know my ancestors would be really be pissed off right now! They
fought for us, for their children and their grand children! THIS IS HOW
WE THANK THEM!!!!! I AM ASHAMED TO BE AN AMERICAN TODAY!!!!!!!
Todd Sexauer

Listen pal, I am no nut, I am a parent and find you people that what to take my rights away sicking! How do you know haw many new yorkers own guns! You don’t! I have a desire to protect my family. I don’t know where you live but where i live we have things called “home invasions” and these people come armed. So lets have your family held at gun point and see how you feel!!! And yes, i represent the feelings of lots of new yorkers, we are just being suppressed by the liberal media!!!
Gepap

Snookie is a parent – being a breeder doesn’t make you sane, bud.

And most New Yorker’s don’t own guns – how do I know? Because NY is less white and more urban than most of the US, and those demographics don’t own guns at the same rate as rural whites.

And surprise, you can still own guns! In fact, if home invasions is what you fear so much, buy a pump action shotgun. Legal, and you don’t have to register it.

People like you are a minority in this state, and most of us don’t think it wise to let anyone own an “assault weapon” or high capacity magazines. If this is too much for you, Mississippi beckons.
BusterBrown

Boo hoo hoo. There’s a SIMPLE solution to your complaints
about your constitutional rights being trampled on: SUE THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Surely the NRA has the money to do that. Put your money where your mouth is and make a donation to the NRA right away.Take your case claiming that NYS has violated the U.S. Constitution all the way to the Supreme Court. The majority of the justices are REPUBLICANS. They are biased in YOUR favor. If Cuomo has truly violated the 2nd amendment, I’m sure that the Supremes will crucify him. If they don’t, then I’d say that you’re SH*T OUT OF LUCK.

BTW, have you even read the bill that was just was enacted? There’s nothing worse than a bunch of morons talking about something they haven’t even bothered to read.
Todd

Spoken like true liberal garbage. I can tell by your words that you are not a gun owner and know nothing about weapons in general. Just because a rifle does not have a pistol grip does not make it any less deadly. And 10 round mags just means someone who wants to take out people will just have to carry more mags. An average rifleman can change out a mag in two seconds or less with little practice. Yeah, that really changes someones killing potential. You people are so delusional!!! And being a parent makes me responsible to protect my children from people like you!!!
BusterBrown

I am absolutely amused at your disgust…and ignorance. Here’s some stone cold truth for YOU: We don’t do referendums (for the most part) in NYS. Like it or lump it. We’ve heard your brand of whining not long ago — from the SSM opponents.

If you are a resident of NYS and don’t like our system of government, you can pack your bags and hit the road. The sooner the better.

If you AREN’T a resident of NYS, STFU and get off OUR forum. We’ve heard more than enough from you NRA loving cretins. Now get lost.
Gepap

You are right, I don’t measure my manhood by firepower and I am not so filled with fear that I imagine I am constantly being threatened.

I hope you don’t act towards your children like you do online, cause that would be sad.
BusterBrown

[Every forum I see this issue discussed in, including tonight's (1/15) Capitol Tonight Poll was overwhelmingly against this legislation.]

The only reason it APPEARS that the majority of the people in this forum are against gun control is because we had a temporary influx of gun nuts. It happens EVERY time some major gun related legislation is under consideration. Somebody puts up this forum’s URL and tells gun advocates to go complain. So they do. And like the flu, they depart after a week or so.

If you had taken the time to check the profiles of commenters on that ridiculously long gun-related thread, you would find find that most of them are from out-of-state. WTF?! We don’t give a good rats @$$ if out-of-staters are unhappy with our laws in NYS.

As for CapTon’s ridiculous snap poll every night, notice that Liz never tells you how many people have voted. That’s because hardly anybody bothers. It’s certainly not a random sample suitable for drawing any statistical inferences. It’s just entertainment masquerading as news. I bet that the number of people doing the snap poll is less than…hmmmm…30. And that’s being generous.

You need to think harder, dude.
Utahzio

Nice try. I guess when you don’t have a single poll or study to point to in order to support your stance all you can do is attempt to discredit actual polls and their clear results. You can’t find a single poll in any county in this State or this country that favors legislation like this. Even Cuomo is Reichstag who passed it knows this. Why do you think they passed it in less than 24 hours? They didn’t want to give the people a chance to see it and beat their reps back down to reality. That’s why. You’re clearly on the wrong side of this issue. You know nothing about law abiding gun owners and if this type of unconstitutional legislation were being enacted against any other group of people you’d be screaming about intolerance, worm.
BusterBrown

Unsurprisingly, your response is idiotic. I dismantled your latest rant and left you without a leg to stand on. So now you’re tossing around incendiary language about Nazis and changing the topic to cover up your lameness. Now that’s just sad, as Joe Bruno used to say.

What you know about polls and statistics is could be written on a pinhead. As for constitutionality, feel free to sue the state of NY for passing an unconstitutional law. You should easily win if what you say is true. Since you obviously know nothing about the legislative process, I’ll enlighten you. Sometimes, legislation is passed quickly. sometimes, it’s not. Either way is legit.

If ANYBODY is on the wrong side of the issue, it’s YOU. My evidence: Obama just whipped Romney. The left is taking any crap off the right. Certainly not in a blue state like NY.

Spare us any more of your nonsense. You and your ilk have pulled the discussion at the SoP down to the NEANDERTHAL level. Guess what? The party is over. Shape up or ship out!
BusterBrown

BTW, Mr. UTAHzio. Are you even from NYS? I have my doubts.
sik-of-it

At what point does your first amendment right trump my second amendment right?
Roger

Silly boy. That’s what the chemtrails are for
Ron

Apparently you have no idea what an assault weapon is. Look it up before you speak. Assault weapons are not legal and no rifle was used in Sandy Hook according to the latest report from NBC new. It was found in the car unfired. Yet, they still push the assault weapon man. I know why and you should too.
Ron

Why do you carry fire insurance on your home? You fear the possible lost of it do to fire as unlikely as it is. There are home invasions and killings and rapes daily as there are home fires and some people wish to have the insurance of knowing they can defend their family.
If the day should come that you have a home invasion the outcome would be you would regret being helpless while your family and yourself suffered for it.
IronMike

They have a psycho-sexual disorder. They really do. They equate the gunbarrel with their penis. That’s why they foam at the mouth!
2brknot2b

Pay no attention to that debt behind the curtain. That subject is Verboten! Pick on the gun owner to take the minds of the rabble off the real problem in NYS, the left’s overspending. I SEE NOTHINGK! Papersssssss, pleassssssse. Move along.
2brknot2b

And buck you fuddy. I am not a cretin. I am an everyday NYer who is sick of being the new “gun negro” (Google “Gun Ni$$er” sometime. I am sick of namby pamby, leftist ign’nts who wouldn’t know a butt end from a barrel on a gun saying we need to move, or STFU. GO straight to hell, Do not pass ‘GO’. Do not collect $200.” And, I am a NYS resident, born, bred, and raised. So, don;t tell me what to do. This is merely some feel good legislation which makes none of us any safer, Buster Brown.
2brknot2b

There should be no background checks. Originally there were no background checks. The meaning of infringe is “to encroach.” Encroach means “to go beyond what is ORIGINAL, proper or customary; to make inroads.” The question is not one of safety, or control of the masses, but one of constitutionality, and law. The Constitution is the ultimate law of the land. Laws which do not agree with its provisions are, for all intents and puropses, “null & void.” Marbury v. Madison
2brknot2b

Every NY’er, every American, every business, is shouting “SHOW ME THE MONEY!” Government is showing them. They are voting for the government that gives them everything, except accepting their own responsibility for, and culpability in, the election process.
2brknot2b

There are no statistics which back this up. Yes, legal gun ownership will decrease, but guns in the hands of the criminal element will continue. The biggest criminal enterprise is an over restrictive, tyrannical, government.
2brknot2b

‘il Duce’ Cuomo comes from a different generation, and a different country. His mafioso style grates on everyone, except his leftist compadres/comrades who, it seems, have taken over NY.
2brknot2b

Wait’ll you see how much less safe you are after this legislation takes effect. Dunces!
Buster’sista

Are you going to let 2brknot2b talk to you like that? Where’s IM? No one is better than IM when it comes to trash mouthing.

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