New laws sought by Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York’s Legislature would further tighten and strengthen the state’s gun ownership restrictions, including raising the age to 21 for the purchase of semi-automatic rifles like those used in recent shootings
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York is set to become one of the first states in the nation to pass a package of new gun restrictions in direct response to the shootings in Buffalo and Texas that have rattled the nation and spurred renewed calls for action.
The leaders plan to pass the package before the state’s legislative session wraps up on Thursday — nine years after Albany enacted a different set of gun restrictions following the Sandy Hook school shooting. Those rules led to strong criticism from Second Amendment advocates, including bumper stickers and protest signs critical of then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who pushed the measures, called the SAFE Act, through the then-Republican-led Senate.
Some say they’re still not finished. Hochul and lawmakers are moving forward as New York braces for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the state’s limited ban on concealed carry permits. “People are going to have the right to openly carry in our cities,” he told reporters Tuesday. “That something we should be alarmed about.”
The alleged shooter in Buffalo, who is age 18, was previously referred for a mental health evaluation and counseling after reportedly threatening a shooting at his high school last year. But the police who investigated and school administrators did not file under the Red Flag law to block him from possessing guns.
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