New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) pushed for more gun control in his state of the state address last week. The Associated Press reports that the governor and legislative leaders already have a tentative deal.
"This is a scourge on society," Cuomo said Monday night, one month after the Newtown, Conn., shooting that took the lives of 20 first graders and six educators. "At what point do you say, 'No more innocent loss of life.'"
But lawmakers also seem poised to double-down on policies that are more symbolic than substantive. "The tentative agreement would further restrict New York's ban on assault weapons and limit the size of magazines to seven bullets, rather than the current 10," says AP.
Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos of Long Island supported the bill minutes after it sailed through committee without comment and before it was expected to pass the Senate.
"It is well-balanced, it protects the Second Amendment," Skelos said. "And there is no confiscation of weapons, which was at one time being considered.
"This is going to go after those who are bringing illegal guns into the state, who are slaughtering people in New York City," Skelos said. "This is going to put people in jail and keep people in jail who shouldn't be out on the street in the first place."
