The New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney's Office

07/01/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/01/2022 22:42

Statement from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the Concealed Carry Improvement Act

July 1, 2022

"Last week, the Supreme Court made us all profoundly less safe by weakening New York's century old gun licensing laws. We know that more guns leads to more violence, and while we can't completely undo the damage done, this slate of legislation meets the moment and demonstrates that the New York fight against gun violence in a daunting post-Bruen world is strong. Nothing is more important than combatting gun violence. My office has been engaged in conversations with the Governor and her team, as well as legislative staff over the past several days to help craft this legislation. These much-needed measures are an important step forward to keep guns out of our schools and sensitive places, enhance our firearms licensing requirements and much more."

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