Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill urging Congress to take New York’s lead and pass federal gun-safety legislation.
Washington, D.C. – Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, Co-Chair of the New York Chapter of State Legislators Against Illegal Guns (SLAIG), traveled to Washington, D.C. Friday to lobby members of Congress to take New York’s lead and pass comprehensive gun-safety legislation.
Congress Members Carolyn McCarthy, Jerrold Nadler, Yvette Clark, Charlie Rangel, Grace Meng, Hakim Jeffries, Sheila Jackson Lee, Danny Davis, participated in a roundtable discussion with SLAIG members, New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus and advocates to discuss the issue of gun violence. The coalition of legislators are urging Congress to pass an assault weapons ban, background checks on all gun sales, and a ban on high capacity ammunition clips.
Assemblywoman Schimel also spoke about federal gun legislation to the Counsel of Senator Charles Schumer, Congress Members’ Carolyn McCarthy, Steven Israel, and Peter King.
Following the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, Assemblywoman Schimel worked to assemble a broad coalition of support among state legislators for an eight-point plan to reduce gun violence. Many of these measures were included in the NY SAFE Act, which has been hailed as one of the toughest gun-safety laws in the country.
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