New York has become the first US state to declare a disaster emergency order to address rising gun violence.
Governor Andrew Cuomo said as he signed the executive order, which will funnel $138.7m (£100m) towards gun violence intervention and prevention programmes.
Governor Cuomo’s state disaster declaration describes gun violence as a public health crisis, and made several comparisons to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting public health response.
The New York State saw 51 shootings over the July 4th holiday weekend.
