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Lawmakers give final approval to gun control bills PUBLISHED 5:10 AM ET Jun. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:10 AM EDT Jun. 09, 2021 SHARE The Democratic-led houses of the state Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a package of gun control measures that are broadly meant to halt the flow of illegal weapons into New York. Gun rights advocates have knocked the measures as doing little to aid public safety at a time when shootings are up in cities across New York, saying lawmakers are simply trying to distract from the rise in crime. The bills add to New York s already stringent gun laws, tackling a long-standing concern that the state can do little stem the tide of firearms across their borders that are not as tightly regulated as other states. ....
AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar The gun control movement has dreamed of destroying the firearms industry for decades, and their allies in the New York legislature are giving them a helping hand with the passage of a new bill that aims to circumvent the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; a 2005 law approved by a bipartisan majority in Congress that prevents junk lawsuits from being filed against the gun industry. On Tuesday, lawmakers in Albany gave their final approval to a number of gun control bills, including a measure that would allow gun makers to be sued under the state’s public nuisance laws. ....