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ALBANY — A day after an 18-year-old gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas school, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she wants New York to raise the age

Yesterday in East Greenbush during an Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns meeting, Governor Kathy Hochul spoke out on her plans to raise the firearm age in New York. This news follows after the tragic shooting in Texas. Gov. Hochul called on State Police to check on school districts every day until the end of

For example, she hopes there’s movement on a universal background checks bill, a ban on military style assault weapons, and an anti-gun trafficking bill.

ALBANY — A day after an 18-year-old gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas school, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she wants New York to raise the age

The governor, who has already proposed several measures strengthening the state’s gun law in the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead earlier this month, said she sees no reason why 18-year-olds should have access to the AR-15 assault-style rifles used in both tragedies.

Governor Kathy Hochul today, announcing that she will push to change state law to increase the minimum age for some firearms.

Hochul said she would like to see the state raise the age of purchase for AR-15 rifles, “at minimum,” but that other guns could be included as well.

With the nation reeling from the school shooting in Texas Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul was in East Greenbush Wednesday morning for a meeting of the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said shed push the state Legislature to raise the purchase age to 21 for certain firearms, following recent mass shootings.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said shed push the state Legislature to raise the purchase age to 21 for certain firearms, following recent mass shootings.