NEW YORK — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday praised the fact that the gun safety bill that President Joe Biden signed on Saturday established federal criminal offenses for gun trafficking.

Gillibrand said that the establishment of federal criminal offenses for gun trafficking, which passed as part of the larger gun safety bill, is a major provision of her Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act. That bill would have made the trafficking of firearms a federal crime, and established penalties for those who ship, transport or transfer firearms across state lines to individuals who legally may not be allowed to possess a gun.

“I’m extremely proud that the centerpiece of my bill, the Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act, was included in the legislation,” Gillibrand said in a press release. “With this new law, trafficking firearms will become a federal crime, helping to stop the flow of illegal guns in our country and, hopefully, to save countless innocent lives.

Also on Wednesday, city and state officials said the city has taken legal action against five online retailers accused of illegally selling and delivering gun components used to assemble “ghost guns”, untraceable and unregulated firearms.

According to the press release, in New York state, nearly 75% of guns connected to crime are trafficked outside of the state were recovered by law enforcement, many across the Iron Pipeline.

Adams said at a press conference that law enforcement has removed 3,300 guns from the streets of the city. He says that although the Supreme Court has struck down the ruling on the concealed carry law, the city will work alongside the state to ensure gun safety. 

“We need the federal government to continue to step up, and today, we’re seeing that step take place, so we are going to push back and organize against the Supreme Court decision,” Adams said. 

Adams said he will be holding a meeting with mayors of other large cities from Chicago, Atlanta and St, Louis, areas that have been hit hardest against gun violence, to discuss a plan to prevent gun violence.