New York Assembly passes 5 gun control bills

By Chris Eger

Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, D-Bronx, said the bills are the next step in “efforts to curb gun violence.” (Photo: NY Assembly)
Democrats in the Assembly on Tuesday were able to muscle through a series of increased regulations on guns and bans on some controversial devices.
The package of legislation, five bills in all, aim to ban bump stocks, remove the gun rights of those thought to be a danger to themselves or involved in domestic violence, stretch out waiting background check periods to 10 days, and expand the scope of the checks themselves. The move puts the body at odds with the Republican-controlled state Senate where similar proposals are stalled, but the Assembly’s top Democrat says the measures are needed for public safety.
“Passage of these bills today marks yet another step in our efforts to curb gun violence,” said Speaker Carl E. Heastie, D-Bronx. “Yet it is not the end and we will continue to fight for other common sense gun safety measures so that we can say we have made every effort to address the scourge of gun violence in our communities.”
The bills now headed to the Senate include:
A.2406, which would mandate a 10-day waiting period on pending background checks

Source: Guns.com