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Agence France-Presse

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued new emergency measures to fight gun violence on Tuesday, as he made it easier for shooting victims to sue gun manufacturers.
Cuomo declared gun violence a “disaster emergency,” against a backdrop of rising crime in New York City and across the United States.
He unveiled special measures aimed at curbing an increase in shootings that have beset New York City since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in spring last year.

“If you look at the recent numbers, more people are now dying from gun violence and crime than Covid,” Cuomo said in a press release.
“This is a national problem but someone has to step up and address this problem because our future depends on it,” he added.
Cuomo said he was appointing a special coordinator for the prevention of gun violence attached to the state’s health services.
The office will have to coordinate with social services, prison services, police forces and others.
A special police unit to fight the trafficking of firearms from other states will also be created.
Gun violence claims 14 lives over July 4 weekend in Chicago
New York has some of the strictest gun laws in America but it is easy to travel and buy weapons in the neighbouring states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, which are more lax.
Cuomo also announced US$138 million of investment in intervention and prevention programmes, including US$76 million to create jobs for young people deemed most at risk.
The governor signed two laws into effect on Tuesday as well.
One “public nuisance liability” law makes it easier for civilians to bring lawsuits against gun makers and dealers.
Manufacturers have been largely exempt from liability by federal law, which the New York law will circumvent.


The second is designed to prevent those wanted for crimes from being able to acquire a weapon.
These measures come as New York and the US face a sharp rise in crime since last summer.
The country’s major cities saw a 30 per cent increase in killings in 2020, with Republicans accusing Democratic leaders of negligence.
President Joe Biden introduced measures on June 23 to limit the flow of firearms but a divided Congress makes it difficult for Democrats to pass laws.


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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declares gun violence a ‘disaster emergency’

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, centre, in New York on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, to make an announcement that Gun Manufacturers are Liable for the harm their products cause, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

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A police officer photographs bullet casings at the scene of a fatal shooting in Chicago. Photo: Chicago Tribune / TNS

A child raises a toy gun in the air as police officers and detectives investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in the 2700 block of North Kilbourn Avenue in Chicago on July 2, 2021. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

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US President Joe Biden. Photo: EPA

(FILES) In this file photo a girl holds a sign as people attend a vigil for the victims of a shooting at San Jose City Hall in San Jose, California, on May 27, 2021. - US President Joe Biden unveiled new measures on June 23, 2021 to tackle gun violence against a backdrop of surging crime that his Republican rivals have seized on for weeks. With major American cities seeing alarming spikes in shootings, homicides and armed robberies, the White House unveiled its strategy to combat violent crime, particularly efforts to reverse what it described as "an epidemic of gun violence in this country." (Photo by Amy Osborne / AFP)

epa09262195 Commuters on an elevated subway platform look below at the scene where a man was shot and killed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, New York, USA, 11 June 2021. There has been a 68 percent increase in the number of shootings in New York City as of 30 May 2021 as compared to the same time frame in 2020, according to New York Police Department (NYPD) crime statistics. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

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Shootings have beset New York City since outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic
A special police unit to fight the trafficking of firearms from other states will be created



Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled special measures aimed at curbing an increase in shootings that have beset New York City since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.


Joe Biden

United States

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declares gun violence a ‘disaster emergency’

Shootings have beset New York City since outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic A special police unit to fight the trafficking of firearms from other states will be created

Shootings have beset New York City since outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic

A special police unit to fight the trafficking of firearms from other states will be created