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Mayson Khan
Albany, NY (AP) — New York legislators limit the spread of firearms in public after the Supreme Court burns down I will vote on the law I'm trying to do on Thursday. The state's 100-year-old firearms licensing law.
The state is reviewing the rules for carrying guns after the court has determined that civilians have the right to publicly arm themselves for self-defense. safety.
New rules entering Congress's emergency session will allow more gun owners to apply for a license to carry hidden weapons, but new restrictions on where firearms can be carried. Attempts to set.
One provision proposed by Governor Kathy Hokul on Wednesday is that people bring firearms to the office unless the owner puts up a sign to welcome the gun. Was forbidden.
According to David Pucino, Deputy Chief Adviser of the Giffords Law Center, New York will be the first state to pass such a rule. In states where it is more common to carry guns, companies that want to keep them out usually need to post a sign indicating that weapons are not allowed.
New York also sets new requirements for obtaining pistol permits, including requiring 15 hours of face-to-face shooting training. Congress is also ready to enact new rules for the storage of firearms in homes and vehicles.
Gun advocates have been critical of the newly proposed restrictions, stating that some of them violate the rights endorsed by the Supreme Court.
Hochul and his fellow Democrats are "sensitive places" where the average person is banned from carrying firearms, such as hospitals, schools and public transport. We also plan to create a list of.
Other provisions require background checks on all purchases of gun ammunition that require a permit and prohibit people with a history of dangerous behavior from obtaining a pistol permit.
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