And the limitations just began…
On June 6, New York’s Democratic governor Kathy Hochul signed 10 bills that would raise the age of purchasing an AR-15 from 18 to 21.
The package also included bills that make it illegal for most people to buy or sell body armor, expand the so-called red flag law that enables courts to strip certain people of their right to own guns, and force social media companies that operate in New York to provide and maintain mechanisms for reporting “hateful conduct” on their platforms.
Bill S9407B which was previously passed by New York’s Senate was signed by Hochul Monday.
Of course, blue states will imitate the move of New York in the near future. It’s just a matter of time. Democrats will use such tragic events to gain more popularity in preparation for the midterm elections.
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) signs package of gun control bills into law, including:
• Banning anyone under age 21 from buying or owning a semiautomatic rifle
• Strengthening “Red Flag” laws
• Limiting sale of body armor to only law enforcement pic.twitter.com/7qX4QzJdCA— The Recount (@therecount) June 6, 2022
More details of this story from the ABC News report:
New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state among the first to enact a major gun control initiative following a wave of deadly mass shootings.
Hochul, a Democrat, signed 10 public safety-related bills, including one that 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. We’re tightening red flag laws to keep guns away from dangerous people,” Hochul said at a press conference in the Bronx.
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 semiautomatic rifles. Ten Black people died in a racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket May 14. A Texas school shooting took the lives of 19 children and two teachers 10 days later.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a package of gun bills into law that raise the age to buy semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21, require anyone buying a semi-automatic rifle to get a licensed, and strengthen the state’s reg flag laws.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 7, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed sweeping gun reform bills to ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle and criminalizing those who make mass threats. https://t.co/pcN948Zyxc
— ABC News (@ABC) June 6, 2022
CNBC has some scoop on this story:
New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday 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.
Hochul, a Democrat, signed 10 gun-related bills, including one that 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. We’re tightening red flag laws to keep guns away from dangerous people,” Hochul said at a press conference in the Bronx.
New York already had some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation prior to Monday’s bill signings.
Republicans indicated that the Democrats in power in New York City and on the state level should focus on cutting down on crime by enforcing laws already on the books.