WESTBURY, NEW YORK — Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) issued the following statement regarding the signing today by Governor Hochul of the Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act, banning the sale and possession of so-called ‘ghost guns,’ which he sponsored in the Assembly. 

“Amidst an epidemic of gun violence plaguing the United States, I commend my good friend Governor Kathy Hochul for supporting and signing this bill which I sponsored in the Assembly.It is incumbent upon the states to enact common-sense reforms that close dangerous loopholes that allow untraceable weapons to flood our communities.This new law further strengthens New York’s existing gun safety laws, already among the toughest in the country.It also significantly increases protection to our community and our children by creating much more accountability.It is intended, just as Scott intended, to save lives.”