This week, your lawmakers delivered. Please thank them.
This past week, New York State Senators and Assembly members passed six new bills to reduce gun violence that will become law upon the Governor’s signature. The gun lobby and its supporters are already gearing up to oppose those who... Read More
NYS Lawmakers Pass Bills to Reduce Gun Violence
New York made significant progress in its efforts to reduce gun violence when the State Assembly and Senate approved six bills on January 29. Read More
Help Us Educate the Public and Advocate for the Extreme Risk Protection Order Bill
In June, the New York State Assembly passed the New York Extreme Risk Protection Order bill (ERPO) (A.6994), life-saving legislation that will help prevent suicide, mass shootings, and other gun-related tragedies in New York... Read More
NYAGV Ranks NYS Legislators on Gun Safety
How does your New York State Senator and Assembly member stand on the gun safety issue? Take a look at this new ranking from NYAGV and find out! We reviewed each legislator’s vote on the New York SAFE Act and... Read More
Caving to Gun Lobby Pressure, Senate Fails the American Public (Again)
US Senators again failed to protect the American public by voting down strong and effective measures to close the terror gap and and institute universal background checks on gun sales. In votes on June 20:... Read More
How did your Assembly member vote on Nicholas’s Law?
Nicholas’s Law, requiring the safe storage of guns not in the immediate possession of the owner, passed the New York State Assembly June 16 by a vote of 81-66. Did your representative vote to keep guns away... Read More
Kids Get an Inside Look at State Government on Albany Field Trip
Thanks to all our supporters who helped to make Albany Lobby Day a success! Held May 4, this popular field trip gave our reACTION Youth Program students–from high schools in Crown Heights, the Bronx... Read More
ATF finally gets a permanent director!
In a rare victory for gun safety advocates, the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to approve President Obama’s appointment of Todd Jones to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Jones had served as acting director since 2011. Over... Read More
