ENDORSED
BY GIFFORDS
Governor Kathy Hochul has helped make New York a national leader on commonsense gun safety laws that curb gun violence and keep communities safe. After more than 20 years practicing law and serving in local government, Hochul was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2011. In 2014, she was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York, where she visited all 62 counties every year to ensure that every New Yorker had a seat at the table. Now, as the Empire State’s first female governor, she is taking decisive action to prevent gun violence and to build a safer New York.
Since taking office, Governor Hochul has enacted landmark legislation to curb the rise of gun violence and crime. Early in her term, Governor Hochul signaled that she would make gun safety a top priority, signing legislation to ban unregulated “ghost guns” and convening public officials from nine Northeastern states to interdict illegal gun trafficking in the Northeast. In the wake of a horrific mass shooting in her hometown of Buffalo, Governor Hochul took immediate action, working with legislators to pass and sign into law a package of gun violence prevention policies that included expanding New York’s red flag law, strengthening gun reporting protocols, closing regulatory loopholes, and raising the legal age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21 years old. When the Supreme Court overturned a New York gun safety law that had been on the books for more than 100 years, Governor Hochul responded with reasonable and legal restrictions on concealed carry permits, such as expanding eligibility requirements in the permitting process, allowing the state to regulate and standardize required training courses for license applicants, and restricting the carrying of concealed weapons in sensitive locations.
Keeping communities safe is Governor Kathy Hochul’s top priority, and New York is proud to lead by example. As gun violence spikes across the country, our country needs leaders like her who will never stop fighting to end senseless gun violence. Governor Hochul’s work will continue to save lives for years to come.
Since taking office, Governor Hochul has enacted landmark legislation to curb the rise of gun violence and crime. Early in her term, Governor Hochul signaled that she would make gun safety a top priority, signing legislation to ban unregulated “ghost guns” and convening public officials from nine Northeastern states to interdict illegal gun trafficking in the Northeast. In the wake of a horrific mass shooting in her hometown of Buffalo, Governor Hochul took immediate action, working with legislators to pass and sign into law a package of gun violence prevention policies that included expanding New York’s red flag law, strengthening gun reporting protocols, closing regulatory loopholes, and raising the legal age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21 years old. When the Supreme Court overturned a New York gun safety law that had been on the books for more than 100 years, Governor Hochul responded with reasonable and legal restrictions on concealed carry permits, such as expanding eligibility requirements in the permitting process, allowing the state to regulate and standardize required training courses for license applicants, and restricting the carrying of concealed weapons in sensitive locations.
Keeping communities safe is Governor Kathy Hochul’s top priority, and New York is proud to lead by example. As gun violence spikes across the country, our country needs leaders like her who will never stop fighting to end senseless gun violence. Governor Hochul’s work will continue to save lives for years to come.
We are proud to endorse Kathy Hochul for Governor of New York.