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Not sure which of the many petitions I've signed this Senator is responding to but I got this email this morning.

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Jeffrey Dinowitz <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Mr. #####,

Thank you for your email. As you know the legislature has passed the SAFE

Act which has already been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. This

legislation not only bans assualt weapons, limits magazine clips to seven

rounds and requires universal background checks in New York but it also

includes a significant mental health component as you suggested. This

multi-pronged approach will help improve the safety of all residents of New

York state.

Sincerely,

Daniel Johnson

Community Liaison

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On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Senator Schumer <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Mr. #####:

Thank you for contacting me regarding gun control legislation. Like you, I believe the right to bear arms is guaranteed by the Constitution’s Second Amendment. The recent Supreme Court decisions reinforced this fact, but I believed that this was the case prior to those decisions.

While I certainly respect the Second Amendment to the Constitution, I believe that we have a collective interest in keeping guns out of the hands of those who want to harm the innocent. I believe it is possible to strike a reasonable balance. I have long advocated for faster and more accurate background checks so legal purchasers can receive their guns quickly while ensuring criminals do not illegally purchase and possess firearms. In 2011, I proposed S. 436, the Fix Gun Checks Act to provide more funding to states to compile required background data for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). This legislation builds on the National Rifle Association-supported NICS Improvements Amendment Act, passed by Congress in 2007. Ensuring that this information is comprehensive and up to date will protect law enforcement from criminals with illegally obtained weapons while speeding up the process for purchasing legal firearms.

You may also be pleased to know that I have successfully fought to create new opportunities for law abiding citizens to exercise their right to use guns. For example, in the 109th Congress, I secured federal money to expand the scarce hunting grounds in New York State by creating a financial incentive for private landowners to allow hunters access to their property.

Thank you for contacting me about this important issue. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can ever be of assistance to you on this, or any other matter.

Sincerely,

Charles E. Schumer

United States Senator

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