State Senator Kevin Parker Advocates for Resistance Agenda Anti- Gun Violence Legislative Package

(Brooklyn, New York) - In President Trump’s recent address to the National Rifle Association, the 45^th President made it clear that the federal government had no interest in further curbing gun violence, but rather are focused on dismantling federal guns laws that already exist.  In response to this potential public safety crisis, the Senate Democratic Conference introduced a series of anti- gun violence bills as part of their Resistance Agenda.  The laws are intended to protect New Yorkers from gun violence, while keeping communities safe.

Of the nine proposed laws in the Senate Democrats’ Resistance Agenda Anti-Gun Violence Legislative Package, Senate Bill S.5829, which will prohibit the possession or manufacture of any firearm, rifle, or shotgun, that is undetectable by an X-Ray machine, metal detector, or magnetometer, was authored by State Senator Kevin Parker.

“My colleagues and I will continue to push common sense legislation to protect all New Yorkers from gun violence and keep our communities safe.  Our proposed package will create more accountability not just for gun owners, but for gun manufactures as well,” said Senator Parker.

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About State Senator Kevin Parker

Senator Kevin S. Parker is intimately familiar with the needs of his ethnically diverse Brooklyn district comprised of sections of Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood, Ditmas Park, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, and Park Slope.  A lifelong Brooklyn resident, he is the Ranking Democratic Member on the Senate Committee on Energy and Telecommunications, as well as the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.

Senator Parker is the Whip of the Senate Democratic Conference; Member of the Senate Democratic Conference Policy Group; Member of the Senate Select Committee on Technology & Innovation; and Member of the Senate Democratic Minority and Women-Owned Business Task Force (MWBE).

For the 2017-2018 Legislative Session, Senator Parker serves on the Senate Standing Committees on Finance; Rules; Higher education; Labor; Insurance, and Banks.

To learn more about Senator Parker and his initiatives on behalf of working families across New York State, please visit www.nysenate.gov/senators/kevin-s-parker