amendment and responsible gun ownership and also trafficking and straw sales. the illegal sales of those weapons. there are enforcement measures and i know from my background in law enforcement as attorney general of the state of connecticut for 20 years and federal prosecutor, u.s. attorney for four and a half years, that these laws can make a difference. and i think better enforcement, stronger enforcement and laws that enable us to keep guns and ammunition out of the hands of people who shouldn t have them. senator blumenthal we ll let you get back to the hearing and we ll go back and listen to wayne lapierre who has been asked about the prosecution of people who have gotten weapons illegally and he s blaming the current administration for not going after them more actively. mr. lapierre my time is up. with all due respect, that was not the question i asked nor did you answer it. i think it is the answer. i honestly do okay. it s your testimony.
i feel like i should first ask you if my summary of the new law was basically accurate. is that basically what you passed today? your summary was fantastic. absolutely on point. we added other things like increasing certain penalties such as straw sales, which has been a problem in new york where people go, get guns out of state, come back and in a sense, purchase it for others who don t clear background checks. we have made those clearly illegal here in new york. the registration of any existing assault weapon is very, very important. and the outright ban of the multiple more than seven and you cannot have more than seven in any clip. these are the key elements that are designed basically to protect people, to protect children, to protect police and fire.
this is the second day of the legislative session. it s a month and a day after the sandy hook shooting. we ll all trying to understand exactly what was just passed in new york. i feel like i should first ask you if my summary of the new law was basically accurate. is that basically what you passed today? your summary was fantastic. absolutely on point. we added other things like increasing certain penalties such as straw sales, which has been a problem in new york where people go, get guns out of state, come back and in a sense, purchase it for others who don t clear background checks. we have made those clearly illegal here in new york. the registration of any existing assault weapon is very, very important. and the outright ban of the multiple more than seven and you cannot have more than seven in any clip. these are the key elements that are designed basically to protect people, to protect children, to protect police and
exactly what was just passed in new york. i feel like i should first ask you if my summary of the new law was basically accurate. is that basically what you passed today? your summary was fantastic. absolutely on point. we added other things like increasing certain penalties such as straw sales, which has been a problem in new york where people go, get guns out of state, come back and in a sense, purchase it for others who don t clear background checks. we have made those clearly illegal here in new york. the registration of any existing assault weapon is very, very important. and the outright ban of the multiple more than seven and you cannot have more than seven in any clip. these are the key elements that