MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE A conference call with Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) and regional media representatives. Held Tuesday morning, October 3, 2017. In this week's conference call Rep. Reed fields questions related to the … [Read more...]
Bemus Point Main Jailed for Possession of Illegal Firearms, DWI
ELLERY - A Bemus Point man faces multiple charges after a car crash Saturday morning in the town of Ellery near Sinclairville. Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies say the crash occurred just before 2 a.m. on Route 380 at Pickard Rd. … [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...]
New York Has 4th Lowest Gun Death Rate in Nation, New Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON, DC -Despite having one of the largest populations of any state in the union, New York still ranks near the bottom of the list when it comes to gun death rates. Newly available data for 2014 reveals that states with weak gun violence … [Read more...]
Reed Responds to President’s Executive Order Aimed at Reducing Gun Violence
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is making good on his pledge to politicize gun violence. The package of gun-control executive actions Obama will formally announce on Tuesday has pushed the contentious issue to the forefront of the 2016 … [Read more...]
Reed Supports Legislation to Close Visa Loophole, Against Banning Gun Sales to People on No-Fly, Terror Watch Lists
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY-23) says he doesn’t support legislation that would ban people on the federal no-fly list from purchasing fire arms, but he does support legislation aimed at increasing security requirements for … [Read more...]
Cuomo Continues Push for Federal Legislation to Keep Guns Away from Potential Terrorists
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo was vocal Sunday about his support of a federal measure to close the so-called "terror gap" as the nation again is in a furor over gun control. Cuomo, who has been pointedly calling for congressional action on gun … [Read more...]
Cuomo Calls on Federal Lawmakers to Establish National Gun Control Policy
NY Governor Andrew CuomoALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo pointedly challenged federal lawmakers Tuesday to have the "political courage" to pass a national gun control policy to stop violence stemming from the flow of illegal firearms. Cuomo's comments … [Read more...]
Governor Offers Condolences to Journalists Killed in Virginia, Says Nation Must Address Gun Violence
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo has offered his condolences to those affected by the shooting of two journalists in Virginia. The governor also said the incident shows why the nation must address gun violence. 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and … [Read more...]
