Abuse your spouse? Don't expect to buy a gun, Biaggi says

First and foremost, the overarching theme of what policy I want to put forward is how do we make New Yorkers safer,” Biaggi said. “And especially how do we make women safer.”

When it comes to this specific issue of obtaining a firearm after being convicted of domestic violence, there is a gap in the law at the state level, even though the federal level, of course, catches it,” Biaggi said. “We are matching (the federal law). We don’t want state-level convicted domestic violence offenders to be invisible in other states.”

It’s focusing on culture and the cycle of violence, and the pervasiveness of domestic violence and the danger that repeat offenders will pose,” Biaggi said. “Domestic abusers violate orders of protection, and victimize or abuse the same individuals over and over again.”