GHOST GUN, NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING RING BUSTED: New York Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force announced on March 15 the take down of a firearm and drug trafficking operation that illegally sold guns, including ghost guns and assault weapons, in New York City and Westchester County. Supporters assert that federal action is needed in order to curtail the “iron pipeline” responsible for illegal guns pouring into the state from weakly regulated states. Public safety is my top priority, and we won’t stop working to keep New Yorkers safe from gun violence.” This Executive Order is the significant next step our country needed. This EO builds on the major success last year, when President Biden worked closely with Leader Schumer and bipartisan members of Congress to pass the first new gun safety legislation in a generation. It increases federal resources for proven crime-fighting tools, like the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network we are utilizing in Crime Analysis Centers across New York. The Executive Order strengthens rules around individuals with a “red flag” by requiring federally licensed gun dealers to check if an individual is a domestic abuser or convicted felon. “President Biden’s new Executive Order brings New York’s approach to a national scale. We have a moral obligation to act - and that’s why New York strengthened our nation-leading gun safety laws, expanding the use of red flag laws to prevent domestic abusers and other dangerous individuals from causing harm to themselves or others. Too many communities, including my hometown of Buffalo, have been devastated by weapons of war. HOCHUL ON BIDEN’S GUN VIOLENCE EXEC ORDER: Governor Kathy Hochul released the following statement on President Biden’s new gun safety initiatives: “Too many families in this country have experienced loss due to gun violence.
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