海角大神

鈥淚t was just another act of pure randomness.鈥�

That was the emphatic declaration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he spoke to the media a day after the shooting of a member of his administration Monday, calling the tragedy an example of the need for greater gun control nationwide.

The violence unfolded at a party celebrating the West Indian Day parade, police say. Carey Gabay, a 43-year-old lawyer at the Empire State Development Corp., was making his way to the parade with his brother when he was of two gangs fighting in Brooklyn, reports The Associated Press.

Mr. Gabay was rushed聽to Kings County Hospital, where he remains in 鈥渧ery, very critical condition,鈥� said Gov. Cuomo to聽, adding that he had 鈥渘othing good鈥� to report after speaking with Gabay's family.

While New York is home to some of the toughest gun laws in the country, the latest shooting has renewed questions over what more can be done, said Cuomo.

鈥淭he guns are coming in from other states,鈥� said Gov. Cuomo. 鈥淭he only way to deal with this is a national gun policy. It does me no good if we have the right laws in place in New York, but the guns are coming in from New Jersey, or from Virginia, or from Mississippi, or from any state down south. We need a national gun control policy.鈥�

Cuomo, a Democrat, became responsible for passing some of the nation鈥檚 most comprehensive gun regulations in the wake of the 2013 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, from adding聽background checks to the private sale of guns聽to requiring the聽registration of assault-style weapons, reported 海角大神.

Though he has promised to 鈥渆nact the聽toughest assault-weapon ban in the nation,鈥� the governor emphasized on Tuesday he is 鈥渘ot anti-gun.鈥�

鈥淚 own a gun,鈥� he said to聽. 鈥淏ut criminals should not have guns.鈥�

Violence before the West Indian Day parade has come to be a wearily familiar part of the events, according to The Associated Press. A man was shot dead and several wounded last year when a former convict opened fire into the crowd. The year before, a 1-year-old boy was killed sitting in his stroller.

This year was no different. A man was fatally stabbed by Grand Army Plaza near the parade, reports .

And the crossfire that could cost Gabay his life involved almost 30 shots that came from as many as three guns, the police said.

Although no arrests have yet been made in either of Monday鈥檚 tragedies, the New York Police Commissioner told the AP investigators have narrowed the shooting suspects to two gangs.

鈥淚'm very confident that we will solve that crime,鈥� said Commissioner William Bratton.聽

鈥淗ow many incidents do we have to have, how many weeks do we have to have with the same story over and over and over about the insanity that this country is allowing to continue with violence and loss of life of innocent people because we have people who have no business having guns, having guns,鈥� said Cuomo to聽. 鈥淭his nation has to have the political courage to step up and the elected officials have to have the political courage to step up.鈥�