NYS Assemblyperson Steve Otis issued the following statement following news that a 16-year-old from New Rochelle passed away after being shot multiple times by a 16-year-old.
The devastating loss of a teenager to gun violence is heartbreaking and senseless. The presence of firearms elevates the risk to all, and this tragic death is another reminder of this dangerous reality. In New York we strengthened numerous laws on firearms in recent years, but without a national policy we remain vulnerable to guns being distributed in New York from other states. In this terrible moment of loss all of our thoughts are with the family of Julian Oliveros.