Advocates continue to push for more stringent gun laws

By Kelly Fay

Proponents of strict firearms regulation are urging the state to continue to lead in the fight against gun violence. Victims, gun control supporters and Assembly members met on the Million Dollar Staircase Tuesday, voicing their support for the SAFE Act and encouraging the state to adopt additional legislation to prevent gun violence.

Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, co-chair of State Legislators Against Illegal Guns, speaks during a press conference on the Million Dollar staircase.
"New York has the fourth lowest gun death rate in the nation, I want to be number one," Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, D-Great Neck, said. "As long as children and innocents are murdered with illegal guns, we cannot stop. We, all of us, are the moderate voices asking for sensible gun laws."

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