Lavine Responds to Guns & Ammo Store With Letter to Glen Cove Leaders

GLEN COVE, NEW YORK – Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore) has sent a letter to the mayor and members of the Glen Cove City Council in response to the opening of a store selling guns and ammunition right in the heart of downtown Glen Cove. Glen Cove Guns & Ammo, at 44 B Glen Street, is open for business despite the concerns of residents and questions about its permitting.

In his letter Lavine points out that, "The 'guns and ammo' store is just feet away from 'Madeleine’s Play Cafe,' an outstanding addition to our City designed to attract children." Adding, "The 'guns and ammo' store will not provide a welcoming environment for any new retail interests intended to appeal to youngsters and young families and will in fact substantially inhibit the development of any such highly desired commercial interests."

Lavine’s letter in its entirety is attached.

Assemblymember Charles Lavine represents New York’s 13th Assembly District in Nassau County. He presently serves as Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Committees on Codes, Ethics and Guidance, Insurance and Rules. Lavine previously served as Chair of the Election Law Committee, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Guidance, co-Chair of the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission, and as Chair of the bipartisan Taskforce that produced the Assembly Speaker’s Policy on Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Discrimination. Lavine is also President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators and a member of its National Board of Directors.