Cuomo: Enable broad gun seizures, up firearm purchase age in New York (VIDEO)

By Chris Eger

In the midst of a run for his third term in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is going back to the gun control trough to push measures that could see a sweeping “red flag” law adopted and the age to buy any firearm bumped to 21.
The Democrat announced his plan for an extreme risk protection order law this week alongside a panel that was staffed with representatives from a myriad of anti-gun groups and a student advocate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Cuomo’s plan would allow teachers and school administrators as well as family members, law enforcement and prosecutors to seek a court order to temporarily impound the guns and firearm licenses of any person thought to be at risk to themselves or others. While several states have adopted such so-called “red flag” laws in recent years, the one proposed in New York would provide the widest pool of those who could seek out a seizure order.
“While the conservative leadership in Washington remains immobilized by the NRA, in New York we refuse to be intimidated by the gun lobby and will continue to take action to protect the people of our state,” said Cuomo. “Across the nation, students

Source: Guns.com