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Total Seizures Across New York State Increased 20 Percent from January Through July 2022 When Compared to First Seven Months of Last Year.

Governor Kathy Hochul was in New York City Wednesday to talk about the rate of illegal gun seizures by police across the state. Hochul says the guns are being removed thanks to the help of federal partners.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns has seized over 6,000 illegal guns across New York State since January 2022.

Hochul's comments make it clear that what people think and say are going to matter as much, if not more than what people actually do.

Mayor Eric Adams says the NYPD has taken more than 4,700 guns off the streets this year.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said illegal guns seizures are up more than 20% since January 2022.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) used a press conference to highlight new state gun controls and emphasized that talking to a would-be gun buyer's "neighbors online" is now part of a background check.

On the flipside, Hochul acknowledged that rates of gun violence remain far higher than pre-pandemic. “The trend is going downward, but we will not rest until we get it down to where we had been where people really did generally feel safe,” she said.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) used a press conference to highlight new state gun controls and emphasized that talking to a would-be gun buyer's "neighbors online" is now part of a background check.

Gov. Kathy Hochul: The attack on Salman Rushdie reminds us that the pen is mightier than the knife.