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N.Y. Gun Control Advocates: State's Tough Gun Laws Can only Accomplish so Much
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, JUL 30 – The shooter legally obtained the assault rifle in Nevada despite mental health holds, highlighting gaps in state gun laws amid calls for a national assault weapons ban, Johns Hopkins data shows.
- On July 28, 2025, Shane Devon Tamura drove from Las Vegas and killed four people, including an NYPD officer, at 345 Park Avenue before his suicide.
- Following his revolver purchase, Tamura assembled the weapon using a lower receiver bought by an associate.
- ABC News reported Tamura ‘had two mental health crisis holds’ in 2022 and 2024, despite his ‘documented mental health history,’ Tisch said.
- During her Tuesday appearance, Hochul noted “New York has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation” and warned AR-15s can be obtained in states with weak laws like Nevada and brought into New York.
- What this shooting highlights, Nick Suplina said, is that “we’re only as safe as the laws of the weakest state,” prompting calls for federal action.
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Gov. Lombardo: Nevada gun laws not to blame for NYC shooting
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo on Thursday pushed back on the idea that Nevada gun laws were to blame for the mass shooting in New York City this week, saying mental health services should be the focus in the wake of the tragedy.Following the shooting that killed four people, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said Nevada's laws allowed the gunman to purchase a semi-automatic rifle and drive it across country into New York, where such weapons are…
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Denver GazetteEmergency mental crisis holds won’t stop gun purchases in Nevada
Under Nevada law, being placed on an emergency mental health crisis hold in a psychiatric hospital is not enough to prevent you from being able to purchase a gun in the future.
Greg Gutfeld on Fox News Explaining How Gun Control Laws Ensure that Only Criminals will be Armed.
In discussing the mass public shooting in New York City on July 28th, Greg Gutfeld on Fox News’ The Five made points very similar to ones that we have long made and we discussed these points with Greg before the show. Our point was: The New York City murderer who killed four people broke numerous gun control laws—he openly carried a rifle that was already illegal to possess or carry in the city. Even if the murderer had lived, he would have face…
New York's governor blames Nevada's 'weak gun laws' for the Manhattan mass shooting
Kathy Hochul's focus on "assault weapons" is puzzling, since the perpetrator easily could have killed the same number of people with a gun that did not fall into that politically defined category.
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