The Democrat-controlled New York legislature passed a series of bills targeted at making the state's tough gun laws even tougher on Tuesday.

In total, the State Senate and Assembly passed six gun bills including measures that would ban bump stocks and prohibit teachers from carrying guns to school.

“It seems like every day we wake up to headlines of another mass shooting, another horrific gun crime,” said Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. “The madness has to stop. It is our responsibility to protect our communities, our schools, and to keep all of New Yorkers safe. Following years of inaction on common sense gun safety legislation, we are finally going to lead the way and serve as an example to the nation on smart gun laws.”

The last major gun safety package was ushered into law in 2013 following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut.

Another gun bill passed Tuesday include a bill allowing law enforcement officials, family and household members and certain school officials to seek a court order banning a person likely to harm themselves or others to possess a firearm.

Lawmakers also approved a bill extending the waiting period for gun buys who do not pass an instant background check.

"The legislation we pass today will help keep weapons suited for war off the streets and out of the hands of people who are a threat to themselves and others," Codes Committee Chair Joseph Lentol said. "I am proud of the comprehensive set of bills that address everything from background checks to bump stocks and the creation of a gun buyback program."