Schumer Announces $1.5 Billion Push for Interstate Gun Task Force

Schumer Announces $1.5 Billion Push for Interstate Gun Task Force
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) holds a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pushing for the federal government to provide his state with at least $1.5 billion to deal with illegal guns.

Schumer said the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns, headed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, will only work if the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and other federal officials have the resources.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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