Assemblyman David DiPietro’s Statement On Voting To Protect Second Amendment Rights

The legislation passed today by the Assembly will do nothing to prevent tragedies like those in Sandy Hook and Webster. All this legislation does is make it more difficult for decent Americans to invoke their Second Amendment rights. Those law-abiding citizens should not be punished based on the actions of evil men. I am a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, and because of that, I voted against this legislation. I believe in honest citizens deciding whether or not to be armed. They have done nothing wrong, and for government to come in and seek to disarm them or make it more difficult to utilize their Constitutional rights is something I will never condone.