Pelosi Joins Cuomo At Signing Of 'Red Flag' Gun Control Bill

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Pelosi Joins Cuomo At Signing Of 'Red Flag' Gun Control Bill
BY CLAIRE LAMPEN IN NEWS ON FEB 25, 2019 3:37 PM

Governor Andrew Cuomo, joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, signs New York's "red flag" gun control bill into law. (Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock)


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Governor Andrew Cuomo at the signing of New York's "red flag" gun control bill at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan on Monday morning, a symbolic gesture seemingly intended to signal Democratic priorities.

"This gun violence issue is a national health epidemic in our country," Pelosi told reporters. "And Mr. President, if you want to talk about emergencies, this is an emergency."



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The Red Flag Bill is now law.

Thank you @SpeakerPelosi for joining me today to sign this life-saving legislation into law.

The Red Flag Bill will save lives by empowering school teachers to do something when they believe something bad is going to happen.


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Cuomo, meanwhile, touted the legislation as a life-saving measure that "doesn't infringe on anyone's rights," the first of its kind in the nation. It's one part of a package of gun safety billsthe state legislature passed in late January. Starting in 180 days, family members, law enforcement officers, and school administrators can seek an Extreme Risk Protection Order from a judge, providing for the confiscation of firearms from gun owners for up to one year, if a hearing determines that they might pose a threat. The "red flag" bill is the first of the set that Cuomo has signed into law, although he has pledged support for all of them.

At the signing ceremony, flanked by Pelosi and other gun control advocates, Cuomo also took a swipe at Donald Trump and his argument that allowing teachers to carry guns in the classroom might keep students safe during a shooting. "I mean, how ludicrous a concept: Arm the teacher so when the bad person comes into the classroom there can be a shootout," Cuomo said. "No, arm and empower the teacher with the law, so that when they see there's a problem ... or a family member sees there's a problem and believes that person can be a danger to themselves or others, they can go to a judge and say, 'Judge, please do an evaluation.' It is common sense."

"If you believe that [a shooting] was going to happen, why would you sit back and do nothing?" he added. And indeed, the available evidence suggests that more guns mean more gun deaths, especially in an already chaotic situation.

Predictably, the gun rights lobby is displeased with the new law. "I don't want mentally challenged individuals getting a firearm, but this red flag law lacks any sense of due process," New York State Rifle and Pistol Association executive director and NRA board member Tom King told Buffalo News, apparently overlooking the hearing that would precede a judge's confiscation ruling.

In January, Pelosi backed a House bill that would expand background checks on firearms purchases, prompting the NRA to run an inflammatory article in the March issue of its magazine, American Rifleman. Headlined "Target Practice," it features a photo of Pelosi and former Representative Gabby Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived a shot in the head in 2011. Undeterred, Pelosi said Monday that Congress would be discussing a series of gun violence-related measures this week.

"It's not about taking guns away from people," she told reporters today. "It's just making sure that the law is effective and doing a background check in a timely way."


Pelosi Joins Cuomo At Signing Of 'Red Flag' Gun Control Bill

 

[Geek Nasty]

I have to be honest, I don't think gun violence is as big a problem as it's made out to be. Mass shootings don't occur all that much. Only about 10K gun deaths per year when you remove suicides from the numbers. All this air goes to the 2-3 times a year when some bitter white teenager shoots up the assembly in the suburbs.

You compare that to deaths form alcoholism, diabetes, obesity, etc. we ahve a lot bigger problems.

 

[DEAD7]

Silly legislation.

 

[ORDER_66]

is this legislation in NY???

 

[the cac mamba]

I have to be honest, I don't think gun violence is as big a problem as it's made out to be. Mass shootings don't occur all that much. Only about 10K gun deaths per year when you remove suicides from the numbers. All this air goes to the 2-3 times a year when some bitter white teenager shoots up the assembly in the suburbs.

You compare that to deaths form alcoholism, diabetes, obesity, etc. we ahve a lot bigger problems.

and the thing is....you can't stop it its just part of living in this country at this point

like im never gonna agree with telling citizens they cant own handguns, shotguns, hunting rifles. i think you should have to be 21, and im down with limiting some of those high powered guns that the colorado fakkit shot up the Dark Knight movie with, but nothing is ever going to stop someone from being able to do what the virginia tech shooter, dylan roof, did with simple handguns (which will NEVER be banned)

i dont know. one of the toughest issues facing the country

 

[StatUS]

They just need to do buy backs and require gun lockers or some shyt for non hunting rifles. All that open carry shyt is crazy but you're not putting the genie in the bottle at this point. There also needs to be a waiting period to deter crazies.