Sentences with phrase «federal gun trafficking»
Tom King, president of the state Rifle and Pistol Association and a New York NRA board member, claims that a public list may interfere with federal gun trafficking investigations.
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They never mention that in 2013 Democrats filibustered a bi-partisan bill I supported that made gun trafficking a federal crime
While hearing testimony from numerous speakers, including relatives of victims of local gun violence, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand renewed her call to pass a bill that would make illegal gun trafficking a federal offense.
Specifically, Team 26 is advocating for stronger background checks, making gun trafficking a federal crime, and the closing of loopholes that allow dangerous individuals to purchase guns.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is supposed to police gun trafficking, and it has been underfunded and Congress has tried to block its function, said Cuomo, a former federal housing secretary under President Bill Clinton.
The event, held in New Rochelle, also highlighted Gillibrand's bill that would make gun trafficking a federal offense.
Cuomo also wanted to establish a partnership among other governors in other states that would share information on illegal gun trafficking and develop a «working group» of law enforcement officials to establish best practices and share resources with federal authorities.
There are no federal laws that prevent the trafficking of illegal guns between states.
Senator Gillibrand announced a bill on Sunday that will make gun trafficking a federal crime and provide tools to law enforcement to get illegal firearms off the street.