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‘Lawmaker of the Year’
By Nelson A. King
State Sen. Zellnor Y. Myrie (D-Brooklyn)
has been named a “Gun Sense Lawmaker
of the Year” by Everytown for
Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, and
Students Demand Action.
The award recognizes elected officials
who have shown unparalleled leadership
on gun safety.
In honoring Senator Myrie, the group
cited his first-in-the-nation bill holding
irresponsible gun companies responsible
for harms caused by their products.
The bill was signed into law last
month, and recently cited by the Biden
administration as a national model in the
fight against gun violence.
“I am incredibly honored to receive
this award, and to stand shoulder to
shoulder with Everytown, Moms Demand
Action and Students Demand Action,”
said Myrie, who represents the 20th Senate
District in Central Brooklyn.
“Together, we’ve shown the nation
what a holistic, multi-pronged approach
to fighting gun violence looks like,” he
added. “Our success in this fight, and in
the fights ahead, depends on an incredible
network of allies, and I couldn’t have
asked for a better partner than Everytown.”
Myrie said the new law would allow
civil suits to proceed against gun manufacturers
and dealers “who irresponsibly
fuel the criminal firearm market.”
He noted that a federal law makes it
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virtually impossible to hold bad actors in
the gun industry accountable, but allows
states to pass laws enabling such suits to
proceed.
Earlier this year, Myrie was instrumental
in the passage of the Community
Violence Intervention Act, committing
the State to fund hospital-based violence
intervention programs and communitybased
violence interruption programs.
“These programs provide a credible,
non-police response to gun violence, and
have a remarkable track record of success
in the communities most vulnerable to
gun violence,” Myrie said.
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