ALBANY, N.Y. — New York enacted strict new gun laws on Monday, including raising the age for people to be able to buy semiautomatic weapons and banning body armor.
Gov. Kathy Hochul commended lawmakers in the Democrat-led Legislature for taking swift action during the final week of session as she signed off on the package of 10 bills penned in response to a deadly race-based massacre at a Buffalo supermarket and a Texas school shooting that left dozens dead.
“Shots ring out, flags come down and nothing ever changes. Except here in New York,” the governor said as she was joined by advocates and dozens of high ranking public officials during an event at a Bronx YMCA. “In New York, we are taking strong bold action.”
