New York Governor Cuomo Says più People Are Dying of Gun Violence Than COVID-19

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared gun violence in his state a disaster emergency during a news conference on Tuesday.

To fight the issue, Cuomo issued an executive order that he said will provide necessary resources to curb what he called a public health crisis. He also compared gun violence to COVID-19.

"We went from one epidemic to another," he said. "We went from COVID to the epidemic of gun violence and the fear, and the death, that goes along with it. It's so bad when you look at the recent numbers, more people are dying of gun violence than of COVID."

Cuomo touted his plan on Twitter as well and wrote that "gun violence is a public health crisis, and we must treat it as one."