New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, flanked by school union officials and a survivor of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., called out state Senate Republicans on Tuesday for blocking a bill that allows courts to temporarily take guns from people deemed dangerous. The proposal—known as a red-flag law—would allow law-enforcement officials, family members and school officials to ask a judge to order the removal of an individual’s firearms if the person is considered a threat to themselves or others. The Democratic-controlled state...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 05, 2018 19:41 UTC