Cuomo Declares Emergency Over Gun Violence in New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over gun violence, which he said is now claiming more lives than Covid-19 and is a threat to the broader economic recovery.

The designation will allow the state to quickly release $138.7 million of funding for a series of initiatives, including summer recreation and violence interruption, which already operate in some areas of the state’s cities.

Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, also signed legislation that would allow people harmed by firearms to sue gun sellers and manufacturers if those entities acted recklessly and didn’t establish reasonable controls to prevent their products from being marketed or sold illegally in New York.