NY State Legislature Tightens Gun Laws, Raises Age to Buy, Possess Semi-Automatic Rifles

NY State Legislature Tightens Gun Laws, Raises Age to Buy, Possess Semi-Automatic Rifles
Gun safety advocates rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments in the Second Amendment case NY State Rifle & Pistol v. City of New York, N.Y., in Washington, on Dec. 2, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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New York’s legislature on Thursday voted to pass a number of bills as part of its “comprehensive package” of gun safety laws following a string of mass shootings across the United States, including one that changes the age at which semi-automatic rifles can be purchased or possessed in the state.

The Democratic-controlled legislature passed a string of gun bills aimed at strengthening gun laws in the wake of shootings in Buffalo and Texas that left a total of 31 dead.

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