{"id":456304,"date":"2022-06-02T00:58:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T21:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hochul-and-legislature-get-something-done-on-guns\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T00:58:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T21:58:09","slug":"hochul-and-legislature-get-something-done-on-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hochul-and-legislature-get-something-done-on-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hochul and legislature get something done on guns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787b571034\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787b571034\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hochul-and-legislature-get-something-done-on-guns\/#%E2%80%9CHochul_and_legislature_get_something_done_on_guns%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hochul and legislature get something done on guns&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHochul_and_legislature_get_something_done_on_guns%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Hochul and legislature get something done on guns&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kudos to Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature for acting fast after the tragedies in Buffalo and Uvalde, with a package of new gun legislation headed for passage in the final days of the session. <\/p>\n<p>Two provisions stand out among the 10 bills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One would raise to 21 via a licensure requirement the age at which someone can own a gun like the one Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron<strong> <\/strong>used to murder 10 during his racism-fueled grocery-store rampage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve advocated for this policy, which shouldn\u2019t interfere with legitimate gun use. To see it headed toward reality is heartening, especially as the Texas aftermath continues to rend hearts.<\/p>\n<p>A second bill would bolster New York\u2019s \u201cred flag\u201d laws, the statutes that define certain behaviors as potential threats and can allow cops to take firearms away from their owners preemptively.\u00a0It expands the scope of who can file for the Extreme Risk Protection Orders that allow such seizures, and requires cops and DAs to seek such orders in the face of potential threats \u2014 something that law enforcement around Gendron <em>failed <\/em>to do despite his having threatened his classmates and former high school.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/buffalo-shooting.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People walk by a memorial for the victims of the May 14 Buffalo mass shooting.\" class=\"wp-image-22497093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/buffalo-shooting.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/buffalo-shooting.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/buffalo-shooting.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People walk by a memorial for the victims of the May 14 Buffalo mass shooting.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Joshua Bessex\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That last is key. Limiting gun rights can\u2019t do much to prevent tragedies unless the authorities also focus on the <em>people<\/em> who commit them, and don\u2019t care how many laws they break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the case of mass shootings, the killers seem to be angry, mentally ill young men. The enhanced red-flag law will make it less likely they\u2019ll stay off the authorities\u2019 (especially local law enforcement\u2019s) radar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/texas-shooting.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A memorial is on display remembering the deaths of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas school. \" class=\"wp-image-22497096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/texas-shooting.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/texas-shooting.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/texas-shooting.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A memorial is on display remembering the deaths of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas school. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Veronica G. Cardenas\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Too bad the Legislature (and Hochul) won\u2019t get similarly serious about less-exotic perps headed down the path toward homicide, as they refuse to face how the no-bail and Raise the Age laws <em>encourage<\/em> ever-greater violence and other law-breaking.<\/p>\n<p>The new reforms may prevent a future <em>mass <\/em>murder, but New York\u2019s \u201croutine\u201d death toll will keep rising until the state\u2019s lawmakers face reality.\u00a0\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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