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Albany, Troy Mayors Urge Congress To Pass Gun Reform Laws After TX Shooting
Local leaders in the Capital District are calling on Congress to pass federal gun reform legislation in the wake of the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. In Rensselaer County, Troy Mayor Patrick Madden issued a resolution Wednesday, May 25, calling on the US Senate to pass House Resolution 8, known as the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021. Already approved by the US House, the bill would implement a federal background check for purchases of firearms, implement waiting periods, and reduce access to guns and other assault weapons. “Like many Americans, I watched in horror a…