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[Paula Diamond Roman]

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>Three months after the horrific massacre in Newtown, Washington still hasn’t agreed on legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill. 

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>I want you know that my office isn’t waiting to take action. In fact, two years ago we started investigating sellers at gun shows who violate state background check laws, and this week those investigations yielded dramatic results.

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>We've reached agreements with 23 gun show operators—representing over 80% of the gun shows in the state—to adopt Model Gun Show Procedures developed by my office to ensure that background checks are conducted for all firearm sales at gun shows in New York State. And we expect 100% adoption of these procedures by the end of the year.  

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>Our Model Procedures require that all firearms brought into a gun show by private sellers are tagged so that, upon exiting, the operator can determine if a proper background check was performed on every gun sold. This tagging system, and other increased security measures, closes off a significant loophole that felons and other dangerous individuals use to avoid background checks and obtain guns.

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>And, in a refreshing departure from the polarized debate across the country, we have found that most people who operate gun shows are responsible, law-abiding citizens who are eager to find cooperative solutions to keep guns out of the wrong hands. I am hopeful that these procedures will serve as a model for law enforcement and gun show operators in other states to pursue similar cooperative efforts.

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>Everyone deserves to live in a safe neighborhood, free from the threat of gun violence. To achieve that goal we must continue to demand action from Washington, but in the meantime, I’m proud that in New York we’ve made concrete progress on stopping illegal gun sales. As your Attorney General, I will continue to work with all responsible parties to keep our state safer and stronger.

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>Sincerely,

>Eric T. Schneiderman 

  

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>Paid for by Schneiderman 2014 

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