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NY K01028
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/2/2022
Primary Sponsor
Monica Wallace
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AI Summary
- Urges the United States Congress to reinstate the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, which expired on September 13, 2004, and prohibited the manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms and magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition
- Cites research showing gun massacres fell 37 percent while the ban was in effect and rose 183 percent after expiration, with mass shooting fatalities 70 percent less likely during the 10-year ban period
- Notes that assault weapons and high-capacity magazines have been used in recent mass shootings including Buffalo, New York (May 14, 2022) and Uvalde, Texas (May 24, 2022), and that approximately 15 million assault weapons currently exist in the United States
- References studies indicating assault weapons and high-capacity semiautomatics account for 22 to 40 percent of crime guns, and have grown from 33 to 112 percent as a share of crime guns since the ban expired
- Directs transmission of the resolution to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and all members of New York's Congressional Delegation
Legislative Description
Urging the United States Congress to reinstate the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994
Last Action
adopted
6/2/2022
Committee Referrals
Rules6/2/2022
Codes5/31/2022
Full Bill Text
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