Governor Signs Six Gun Safety Bills
–Marks Significant Progress in NYAGV’s State Legislative Agenda– This week Governor Andrew Cuomo signed six new gun safety laws that NYAGV had advocated for over many years. The new laws include: Safe Storage/Child Access Prevention—One of NYAGV’s top legislative priorities,... Read More
NYS Legislature Passes Child Access Prevention Bill
NYAGV applauds the New York State Assembly and Senate for their passage on March 4 of the Child Access Prevention bill. Governor Cuomo is expected to sign the bill, which requires gun owners who live with children, or who... Read More
Safe Storage Law Proposed for Suffolk County
Suffolk County is the latest New York County to consider a gun safe storage law. DuWayne Gregory, County Legislature Presiding Officer, proposed a law (Resolution 1777-2016) September 9 requiring gun owners to install safety locks on their weapons or store... Read More
New NYAGV PSAs: “It’s your right to own a gun. But do you really want to?”
NYAGV is releasing a series of new public service announcements (PSAs) to highlight the dangers of guns in the home. The 30-second PSAs look at how everyday situations–children playing, a... Read More
“Is there a gun in the home?” Don’t forget to ask.
Thanks to actress Julianna Margulies for filming this powerful PSA about the importance of safe storage. Each week in the U.S., two children are shot unintentionally — most often in their own homes, with a relative’s gun.... Read More
Saratoga Springs Passes Local “Nicholas’s Law” for Safe Storage
Saratoga Springs became the latest New York municipality to enact a firearm safe storage law when the City Council voted unanimously on April 5 to approve a local version of “Nicholas’s Law.” The law–named for Nicholas Naumkin, the... Read More
NY State Senate Committee Votes Down the Children’s Weapon Accident Prevention Act
On March 28, on a party line vote, Republicans on the New York State Senate Codes Committee voted down the Children’s Weapon Accident Prevention Act (S.2491), which would have helped to protected New York children... Read More
VPC Report Shows How the Gun Industry Targets Children
Since household gun ownership has steadily declined and the primary gun market of white males continues to age, the firearms industry has set its sights on America’s children, according to a new report by the Violence Policy Center... Read More
