Local not Federal

"I'm urging federal action," said Governor Andrew Cuomo, "because its the only way you can make a real difference." It's a statement that is pure Democrat and exactly one hundred and eighty degrees wrong!  Actually, as in most government initiatives, local can be effective while federal is useless.  New York City has the strongest local gun control regime in effect, Chicago doesn't.  If Cuomo tries to put something like New York's gun control federally it will force the city's control to the lowest common denominator, rural Illinois and worse.