New York AG Could Try to Sue Gun Manufacturers Under New Law
We ran the numbers: There are 2049 news articles covering this topic. 53% (1084) are left leaning, 35% (724) are center, and 12% (241) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new legislation that would allow New York to sue gun manufacturers over harm caused by their products. While left-leaning articles highlight that Cuomo’s new legislation commits almost $139 million to reverse the trend of rising shootings and murders across the state, right-leaning articles highlight that Representative Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., is pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a state law that limits who can carry concealed handguns outside their homes.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Cuomo’s new legislation commits almost $139 million to reverse the trend of rising shootings and murders across the state. The governor called gun violence a civil rights injustice that overwhelmingly affects poor, Black and Latino communities.
AP News published a centrist article reporting that the new law comes at a time where New York City is facing a rise in shootings. However, overall, violence is short of the historic highs of the 1990s.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Representative Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., is pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a state law that limits who can carry concealed handguns outside their homes. She has the support from 168 House Republicans.