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New York, NY (77WABC) The Empire State is the first in the nation to make such a declaration. On Monday afternoon, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order, declaring gun violence a disaster emergency and announced sweeping reforms to prevent gun violence and to take illegal guns off the streets of New York.
“Self-interest demands that we attack gun violence. Basic fairness demands that we attack gun violence,”
said Governor Andrew Cuomo. “Civil rights demands that we attack gun violence. Humanity demands that we attack gun violence.”
Today I am issuing an Executive Order declaring a Disaster Emergency on gun violence.