Governor Hochul: “New York State has the lowest homicide rate by guns in the nation for large states and that's because of laws that are working, and we want that same sense of urgency to go out across the nation… Our state is wounded right now. We're hurting. We'll fly flags at half staff and we'll give thoughts and prayers and condolences as is customary, but I want more than that. I want action. I want Congress to step up and use this example of how this weapon of mass destruction destroyed the life of young families and it's time to act. Really, it's time to act.”

Hochul: “You can't say you're tough on crime and be soft on guns or weak on guns — it's just not holding up. So we need a national awakening here, people need to be talked about this once again and it shouldn't just happen in the wake of a tragedy like this; it should be an ongoing conversation where we force the Republicans to understand lives could be saved if we only do what's smart and common sense.”

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