Sentences with phrase «convicted of a domestic violence crime»

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Anyone convicted of a domestic violence crime would have to surrender any firearms under another proposal from Cuomo.

And despite opposition from his party's leadership, he also led the effort to remove a State Senator convicted of a domestic violence crime — the first state legislator to get the boot in 90 years.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he wants to take away all firearms from New Yorkers who are convicted of domestic violence crimes.

The Democrat says anyone convicted of a domestic violence crime would have to surrender any firearms they possess.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he wants to take away all firearms from New Yorkers who are convicted of domestic violence crimes.

Under Cuomo's proposal, all guns would immediately be removed from anyone convicted of domestic violence crimes, including misdemeanors.

This year, Gov. Cuomo and some lawmakers are pushing bills to keep firearms out of the hands of anyone convicted of a domestic violence crime and to outlaw bumpstock devices like the ones used in last year's Las Vegas mass shooting.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Anyone convicted of a domestic violence crime would have to surrender any firearms.

Without a background check, felons, those convicted of domestic violence crimes, and others who are prohibited from purchasing a firearm can avoid screening measures by purchasing firearms from sources other than licensed retailers.

Some states are now passing state laws requiring individuals convicted of domestic violence crimes to surrender their firearms; an October 2017 study found that these «relinquishment» laws are nearly 50 percent more effective than non-relinquishment laws at reducing intimate partner violence.

Not exact matches

People who are underage (under 18 for rifles and shotguns, and under 21 for other guns), someone convicted or indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year, fugitives from justice, the severely mentally ill, unlawful users of controlled substances, those convicted of domestic violence, and undocumented immigrants are among some of the categories of people barred from buying a firearm by federal law.

Pressed a third time for what action he plans to take, the governor noted that on Wednesday he released the first platform of his State of the State agenda: Legislation that would ban those convicted of even misdemeanor domestic violence crimes from possessing firearms.

The bill would allow for guns to be taken away from those convicted of misdemeanor charges related to domestic violence, expanding the range of convictions for those to lose firearms after being found guilty of a crime.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will push for a law that would require New Yorkers convicted of domestic violence to surrender all of their firearms, even if the crime is a misdemeanor.

Among the findings was that lifting restrictions on concealed carry guns increases violent crime and that laws restricting gun ownership for people convicted of domestic violence reduced killings of female domestic partners.

-- Ban individuals convicted of any violent crime from gun purchase Americans with convictions for domestic violence are already banned for life from buying guns (although again, Kelley fell through the cracks).

In the 2015 survey, the majority of gun owners surveyed support prohibiting a person convicted of a serious crime as a juvenile from having a gun for 10 years (73 percent), prohibiting people who have been convicted of public display of gun in a threatening manner excluding self - defense from having a gun for 10 years (75 percent), and prohibiting people convicted of domestic violence from having a gun for 10 years (76 percent).

Unless the new partner is committing crimes, engaging in dangerous behavior with the children, or has been convicted of domestic violence or molestation, keeping them from you children can be extremely difficult.