By: Tadi Abedje On Tuesday, lawmakers in New York passed a bill that will authorize lawsuits against gun manufacturers and dealers in how they promote and sell firearms, a bill which is explained in a CNN article published last month. With the New York governor signing the executive order, the legislation states that industry shareholders can be held responsible for selling firearms illegally. RELATED: Cuomo clears New York schools statewide to open, carefully Speaking of gun violence, shooting incidents in New York City had a 73% increase from May 2020 to May 2021, according to the NYPD website. Cuomo unveiled his seven-part plan to prevent gun violence at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. According to CNN, it would treat gun violence as […]
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