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You are here: Home / News / Local News / Young, Senate GOP Announce Legislation to Treat Mass Shootings as Acts of Terrorism

Young, Senate GOP Announce Legislation to Treat Mass Shootings as Acts of Terrorism

March 6, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Senator Catherine Young (R-Olean)

ALBANY – There is a major gap between how government and law enforcement treat different kinds of potential threats against the civilian populace.

That’s according to Sen. Cathy Young (R-Olean), who said that in the wake of yet another mass shooting in Florida, a coalition of New York State Senators have introduced legislation that seeks to remedy the problem by treating mass shootings as acts of terrorism.

In a media release, Senator Young said the legislation would help close any potential reporting gaps to ensure that an individual who is deemed a possible threat by tips or local police investigation is properly dealt with. That includes when an individual threatens to conduct a mass shooting.

Sen. Young said that by classifying mass shootings as ‘terrorism’ – it would empower the federal and state intelligence agencies to work to prevent a crime from happening.

The bill also codifies the New York State Intelligence Center, a federally authorized intelligence gathering partnership between the FBI, CIA, State Police, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and local policing agencies, and adds a mandate for the Intelligence Center to prevent mass shootings.

The proposed legislation would reference mass shootings in the statute describing the acts of terrorism.

The bill clarifies that a school, house of worship or business could be considered a “civilian population” when a terrorist discharges or attempts to affect the conduct of such areas by discharging a weapon with the intent to cause harm.

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Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: New York State Intelligence Center, Shooting Incident, Terroristic Threat

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