Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday rejected a gun shop-owning couple seeking to block New York's background check law for ammunition purchases one day before it goes into effect. In a paperless order, Sotomayor rejected an … [Read more...]
New State Concealed Carry Gun Law Faces Challenge in Federal Court
A new lawsuit has been filed in the United States Court for the Western District of New York that focuses on the state's latest gun law. According to the lawsuit, filed on September 13 by two Western New Yorkers, the state's expansion of sensitive … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office Inundated With Pistol Permit Requests as New Gun Laws Went Into Effect September 1
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office has been inundated with pistol permit requests in anticipation of the new state gun laws that went into effect September 1. The Sheriff's Office said in a release that it received 1,000 applications in the … [Read more...]
NYS Concealed Weapons Carry Law Goes Into Effect September 1
New York State's new concealed weapons carry law goes into effect today along with other new gun control measures. On Wednesday, a U.S. District judge in Syracuse rejected a request by Gun Owners of America Inc. and others for an order to halt the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – George Borrello – June 30, 2022
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with State Senator George Borrello about the last state legislative session, gun control, and the extraordinary legislative session scheduled for June 30, 2022. … [Read more...]
WENY: State Legislature to Resume Extraordinary Session Friday
WENY reports that at 2 a.m. Friday morning, New York lawmakers convened for an extraordinary session of the legislative body under the duress of Governor Kathy Hochul. The governor wants lawmakers to consider new ways to tighten the state's gun … [Read more...]
Possible NYS Gun Control Policy to Include Banning Guns in Public Places, Safe Storage Law Update
State legislation is being developed that will ban guns in government buildings, health facilities, places where children gather and public transportation in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision making it easier to legally carry firearms in … [Read more...]
Gov. Hochul Announces Measures to Strengthen Gun Control, Track Domestic Terrorism
Governor Kathy Hochul introduced an array of executive orders and new legislation Wednesday in response to a mass shooting in Buffalo last week. The Associated Press reports Hochul's announcement came days after a White 18-year-old wearing … [Read more...]
President Biden, First Lady to Visit Buffalo to Meet with Shooting Victims’ Families
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Buffalo today to meet with the families of victims of Saturday's deadly shooting at a grocery store. WBFO reports the trip comes three days after a gunman opened fire in a Tops Friendly … [Read more...]
Gov. Hochul Promises New Gun Control Legislation Following Mass Shooting in Buffalo
Governor Kathy Hochul promised to advance new gun control legislation following Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo. WBFO reports an 18-year-old White male allegedly killed 10 people and injured three others … [Read more...]
