Finally, a first step

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1102842024/new-york-bill-age-buy-own-rifles

N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles


Congratulations, NY legislators, you may have saved many kids' lives. Thanks for standing up for what is right.

This may have been the first such bill after Uvalde, but certainly not the last.

@Suzianne
Well congratulations New York but you can make a safe bet as to how well that would go over in Idaho or Montana..... Still, it is a great start. That IDIOT Cruz going, what we need is mental health experts not gun control....

@suzianne said
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1102842024/new-york-bill-age-buy-own-rifles

N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles


Congratulations, NY legislators, you may have saved many kids' lives. Thanks for standing up for what is right.

This may have been the first such bill after Uvalde, but certainly not the last.

@jj-adams said
Since it's almost impossible to buy a gun in New York anyway what good will that do?
Guns are almost illegal anyway for normal citizens to possess.

@vivify said
Handguns are hard to get in NY due to license requirements but not rifles or shotguns.

https://apnews.com/article/mike-dewine-ohio-education-government-and-politics-416b25ad7f60ec27c16c8f12cac5ce96

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under legislation approved by Republican lawmakers and set to be signed by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.

@jj-adams said
You are right, I didn't know that.
So.....handguns, which are basically illegal or next to impossible to own unless you are a saint, are still responsible for 99% of gun crimes, while rifles/shotguns, which anyone over 18 can buy, are barely represented in gun crimes?
Gotta wonder why.

@earl-of-trumps said
https://apnews.com/article/mike-dewine-ohio-education-government-and-politics-416b25ad7f60ec27c16c8f12cac5ce96

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under legislation approved by Republican lawmakers and set to be signed by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.

@athousandyoung said
I look forward to seeing the budget and salary impact of this on the Ohio education system.

@Earl-of-Trumps
When republicans face actually paying our money they balk, no, we don't need all that do we...

@suzianne said
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1102842024/new-york-bill-age-buy-own-rifles

N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles


Congratulations, NY legislators, you may have saved many kids' lives. Thanks for standing up for what is right.

This may have been the first such bill after Uvalde, but certainly not the last.

@jj-adams said
You are right, I didn't know that.
So.....handguns, which are basically illegal or next to impossible to own unless you are a saint, are still responsible for 99% of gun crimes, while rifles/shotguns, which anyone over 18 can buy, are barely represented in gun crimes?
Gotta wonder why.

@athousandyoung said
I look forward to seeing the budget and salary impact of this on the Ohio education system.