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Governor Kathy Hochul signed ten gun control bills into law, including a provision that raised the age to buy a semi-automatic rifle from age 18 to 21.
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State lawmakers concluded their 2022 session by working to pass several gun control and abortion rights bills, as well as a first-in-the-nation two-year ban on crypto mining.
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James sent cease and desist orders to six Long Island gun sellers. She said they are illegally selling or advertising ghost guns.
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Two and a half weeks after a mass shooting in Buffalo killed 10 people, the New York State Legislature is acting on measures to close loopholes in the state’s gun laws and to prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from buying a semi-automatic rifle.
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Connecticut was the first state to pass a red flag law in 1999, after a shooting at the state lottery headquarters in Newington. This month an expansion of that law goes into effect. WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with Connecticut State Rep. Steve Stafstrom, who co-chairs the state Judiciary Committee.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders have agreed on a package of gun control measures that includes banning the purchase of assault-style weapons for New Yorkers under the age of 21.
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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who is leading Democrats’ push for gun control legislation, said he’s hearing more interest after reaching out to Senate Republicans over the weekend.
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New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Connecticut Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal joined several Democratic leaders outside the U.S. Capitol building Thursday to demand gun safety legislation. The rally comes after the recent shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
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Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate as Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun safety.
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Connecticut gun violence prevention advocates joined Governor Ned Lamont in demanding Republicans in the U.S. Senate to allow for voting on federal gun regulations. The Senate has not taken action on this issue for years.