Out-of-staters who have been convicted of serious misdemeanors won’t be able to purchase a gun license in the Empire State under a new proposal Gov. Cuomo unveiled Sunday.

State law already bans New York residents from obtaining gun licenses if they commit misdemeanors qualified as “serious offenses”—like forcible touching, unlicensed possession of a firearm and certain domestic violence crimes.

But if a person lives out of state and has been convicted of a comparable, serious crime they can still secure gun licenses.

Cuomo’s proposal would add a section to the state’s penal code granting gun licensing agencies authority to deny pistol permits and gun licenses to out-of-staters who have committed similar crimes following background checks.

If that individual already has a license, but gets convicted outside New York’s borders, application renewals can also be denied.

“Gun violence in this country is a crisis. The cause is clear: spineless politicians in Washington who refuse to stand up to the NRA and pass common sense reforms. The solution is also clear: New York’s strongest-in-the-nation gun laws which have made us the safest big state in the country. But until the federal government acts, states with weak gun laws will continue to endanger New Yorkers at home, and I will not tolerate it,” Cuomo said in a statement.

The state legislature passed a host of gun reform legislation during the 2019 session, including upping background check requirements, banning bump stocks and passing the “red flag” law that prevents people who show signs of being at risk to themselves or others from buying or owning firearms.

It’s the first proposal ahead of Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State, an annual address where the governor rolls out his political and fiscal priorities.

This 2020 State of the State will be given on Jan. 8 in Albany.