A New York elected official on Monday touted the success of anti-gun legislation she says has helped put more than 200 firearm-peddlers behind bars since its enactment.
Flanked by members of the New York City Police Department and prosecutors from across the five boroughs, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the findings of a new report that suggests the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, signed into law last year, has had a dramatic impact in getting guns off of city streets.
“Today I’m releasing an original report that actually takes account of all the progress that has been made,” Gillibrand said outside of Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan. “Since the passage of this bipartisan law, this gun trafficking statute has been used to prosecute more than 200 defendants across at least 20 states.”