New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Highlights
- New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed by Gov.
- Kathy Hochul.
- New York’s Legislature passed the bills last week, pushing the changes through after a pair of mass shootings involving 18-year-old gunmen using guns.
- One bill will require microstamping in new firearms, which could help law enforcement solve gun-related crimes.
- 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.
- “In New York, we are taking bold, strong action.