ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo is urging U.S. lawmakers to follow New York State's lead and pass legislation similar to the New York SAFE Act. Cuomo released a statement Thursday, one day after another high school mass shooting incident in Florida … [Read more...]
Reed Supports Federal Legislation that Would Repeal New York SAFE Act
WASHINGTON - Chautauqua County’s representative in Congress is throwing his support behind a proposed federal law that is aimed at killing New York State’s SAFE Act. On Tuesday Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) announced that he would be supporting … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Media Conference Call – Congressman Tom Reed: August 29 2017
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE A conference call with Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) and regional media representatives. Held Tuesday morning, Aug. 29, 2017. In this week's call, Congressman Reed discusses his support of federal … [Read more...]
Cuomo Says He’ll Fight Collins’ SAGA Legislation if Approved in Congress and Signed by President
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo is slamming a federal bill proposed by Congressman Rep. Chris Collins (NY-27, R-Clarence) that would override much of the governor’s SAFE Act gun control law. Collins plan, announced Monday, would limit a state's … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to hear Appeal for SAFE Act Ruling
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a legal challenge that claimed the assault weapons ban included in New York’s SAFE Act was unconstitutional. Without comment, the justices declined to review a lower-court ruling that … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Reed Calls for Defeat of Radical Islamic Terror in Wake of Orlando Mass Shooter
WASHINGTON - As thousands in Orlando turned out Monday to mourn 49 people killed inside an LGBTQ nightclub, federal investigators examined possible motives for the gunman who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The White … [Read more...]
Governor Cuomo Responds to Orlando Mass shooting
ALBANY - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has responded to the Orlando mass shooting. Early Sunday morning a shooter, identified as Omar Mateen, opened fire on attendees at The Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., killing a reported 50 people, … [Read more...]
Federal Court of Appeals Upholds SAFE Act
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court has upheld two controversial gun-control measures in both New York and Connecticut. The decision Monday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that the SAFE Act in New York and laws in … [Read more...]
Low Number of Residents Registered Assault Riffle Prior to Deadline
ALBANY - Between January 2013 and April 2014, just 44,485 assault-style weapons were registered under the New York's SAFE Act gun control law. That's according to a report in the Albany Times Union, which also says a total of 23,847 people applied … [Read more...]
State Senate Passes SAFE Act Reforms, Fate in Assembly is Uncertain
ALBANY - As the voting session winds down in Albany, Senator Cathy Young is outlining a series of SAFE Act reforms that she co-sponsored and which were passed by the state Senate earlier this week. The reforms call for several provisions, … [Read more...]
