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Gov. Kathy Hochul

Hochul Wants To Raise Legal Age To Buy Some Types Of Guns In NY After Buffalo, Texas Shootings Hochul Wants To Raise Legal Age To Buy Some Types Of Guns In NY After Buffalo, Texas Shootings
Hochul Wants To Raise Legal Age To Buy Some Types Of Guns In NY After Buffalo, Texas Shootings In the wake of the latest mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas, Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation making it more difficult for young New Yorkers to purchase some types of guns. Hochul proposed several proposals to close loopholes and strengthen gun laws in New York, including raising the age to purchase rifles to 21. “How does an 18-year-old purchase an AR-15 in the State of New York, State of Texas? That person's not old enough to buy a legal drink,” she said. “I want to work with the legislature to change that. I want it to be 21. I think that's…
'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter 'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter
'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter The man who has been the subject of a massive manhunt for allegedly opening fire on a Brooklyn subway car that left 29 injured, 10 of them shot, has been taken into custody after police received a Crime Stoppers tip. Frank James, age 62, was nabbed by cops after he was spotted by two NYC officers walking near St. Mark's Place and First Avenue in the lower east side area on Wednesday afternoon, April 13, said NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. Early Wednesday, police received a Crime Stoppers tip saying James was at a McDonald’s in the East Village, NYPD Chief of Detectives Ja…