GUN CONTROL

Few issues spark more passion in the United States than gun control.

Gun Control New York New York Gov. But some Republican lawmakers, opposed to tighter restrictions, argued the law violated the constitutional right to bear arms. People also won't be allowed to carry firearms at a long list of “sensitive places," including New York City's tourist-packed Times Square. People who bring guns into places without such signs could be prosecuted on felony charges. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.

Gun Control New York New York Lt. Gov. In states where carrying guns is more common, businesses that want to keep guns out are usually required to post signs indicating weapons aren’t allowed. Gun advocate groups are critical of the new proposed restrictions, saying some of them infringe on the rights upheld by the Supreme Court. Hochul has said the Supreme Court ruling came at a particularly painful time, with New York mourning the deaths of 10 people in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.

Gun Control New York New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, would ban people from carrying firearms into places of business unless owners put up signage saying guns are welcome. New York would be the first state to pass such a rule, according to David Pucino, deputy chief counsel at Giffords Law Center. In states where carrying guns is more common, businesses that want to keep guns out are usually required to post signs indicating weapons aren’t allowed. New York would also set new requirements for obtaining a handgun permit, including mandating 15 hours of in-person fire range training.

Gun Control Rally Deborah Plotkin carries her grandson as she attends the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control in front of the Washington Monument, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Washington. Organizers hoped the second March for Our Lives rally would draw as many as 50,000 people to the Washington Monument. Now, with another string of mass shootings bringing gun control back into the national conversation, organizers of this weekend’s events say the time is right to renew their push for a national overhaul. Survivors of mass shootings and other incidents of gun violence have lobbied legislators and testified on Capitol Hill this week. Mumin said the goal is to send a message to lawmakers that public opinion on gun control is shifting under their feet.

Gun Control New York New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a ceremony where Gov. It began when James, a Democrat, filed a lawsuit that accused some top NRA executives of financial improprieties and sought to dissolve the group. The attorney general's job includes oversight of nonprofit organizations incorporated in the New York, where the NRA was chartered in 1871. But the judge let the case go on, with the potential for fines or other remedies if the attorney general prevails. The NRA accused James in a court filing last year of waging “a blatant and malicious retaliation campaign” because of its views.

Gun Control New York New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a package of bills to strengthen gun laws, Monday, June 6, 2022, in New York. New York has strengthened gun laws as part of a series of laws signed this week by Gov. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (Mary Altaffer)ALBANY, N.Y. — (AP) — New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Among the bills signed was also one that will restrict sales on body vests and armor to civilians.

In the wake of the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa, there's a renewed debate surrounding gun control in America.

Last week’s massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School is the latest stark reminder of just how little action the United States Congress has taken in recent years on gun reform.