NY governor signs law raising age to own semiautomatic rifle

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NEW: New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state one of the first to enact a major gun control initiative following a wave of deadly mass shootings.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, center, signs a package of bills to strengthen gun laws, Monday, June 6, 2022, in New York. New York has strengthened gun laws as part of a series of laws signed this week by Gov. Kathy Hochul with the hope to lessen gun violence and gun-related deaths. Hochul, a Democrat, signed 10 gun-related bills Monday. New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov.

Another revised the state's “red flag” law, which allows courts to temporarily take away guns from people who might be a threat to themselves or others.

 

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Always too little, too late,Merica!

It's a start.

How about all those big pharma drugs , and anti depression meds ……right … not a word

This school year alone 20 guns confiscated at NYC public schools - guns from home - not purchased by underage.

I didn’t even know they could have bought one under the age of 21.

We'll see how good this works out five bucks says it don't work I bet you 75% of the 18 year old are out buying guns right now before that Bill make it to the office

Question, why did they make the last law on this expire after 10 years?

NYCMayor Eric Adams will find it hard to explain to Black voters that 800,000 non-citizens will be voting in local elections. This is Democratic Black voter suppression and nullification.

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