NY Governor Andrew Cuomo
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo was vocal Sunday about his support of a federal measure to close the so-called “terror gap” as the nation again is in a furor over gun control.
Cuomo, who has been pointedly calling for congressional action on gun control since a former aide was shot and later died in September, said Sunday that “it is clearer now than ever that members of Congress can no longer sit on their hands and shirk their responsibility to protect the American people — they must close the terror gap.”
The governor said the loophole does nothing more than help radical people kill innocent Americans, and it must be closed. He also said that the fact that reform continues to languish illustrates the stranglehold the NRA has over Washington, and it’s time for elected leaders to show the political courage to vote for the safety of the American people.
The terror gap reference is to federal legislation that would bar those on a federal terrorism watch list from buying firearms. That measure failed in the U.S. Senate last week. Another proposal for universal background checks also did not pass muster.
On Sunday, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer told the Daily News he would push for a new vote on that bill this week.
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