Cuomo Signs Domestic Violence Firearm Protection Legislation

I like Cuomo. NY has a genuine progressive governor. I like him better than his father. Someone like Cuomo makes me more interested in state government because this is somebody who might actually do something.

He just signed a law that makes it harder for New Yorkers convicted of domestic violence to purchase firearms.

NY State Governor: Governor Cuomo Signs Domestic Violence Firearm Protection Legislation

Federal law forbids the sale of a firearm to individuals convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. However, differences between New York state and federal domestic violence statutes has created a gap in the law where the information from those found guilty of domestic violence crimes in New York courts is not transmitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) used for background checks of those purchasing firearms. Under the new law, when a defendant is convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor offense in New York, the court will determine whether the crime is related or situated to the federal domestic violence statute and if so, transmit the defendant's information to the Division of Criminal Justice Services which passes it on to the NICS.