Overview

• The call follows Shane Tamura’s 2,000-mile drive from Nevada to Manhattan, where he used an AR-15 to kill an off-duty NYPD officer and three others.
• Hochul highlighted New York’s strict gun laws and its status as the large state with the lowest gun homicide rate to argue for uniform national standards.
• She pointed to the decade-long 1994–2004 federal ban, saying it reduced violence before lapsing under President Bush.
• Experts warn deep partisan divisions and doubts about the past ban’s effectiveness threaten prospects for new legislation.
• They also highlight that emerging technologies such as 3D-printed firearm parts could undermine a reinstated ban without further measures.