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For decades, New York’s leaders boasted that its strict limits on handgun ownership made it one of America’s safest places, a claim backed by statistics showing the state consistently had among the nation’s lowest death rates from firearms

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that New York’s century-old concealed carry handgun law violates the Second Amendment, a finding long feared by local officials who viewed the law as a linchpin in efforts to curb the proliferation of pistols on New York City streets.

Decision criticized by New York governor as ‘reprehensible’ in wake of mass mass shootings, but many conservatives elated

The ruling says a law requiring resident to show ‘proper cause’ to carry a concealed gun in public is unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court extended the Second Amendment right to carry a handgun outside the home for the first time Thursday.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the next steps toward advancing social equity in New York's growing soon-to-boom cannabis industry.

The pro-Gov. Kathy Hochul message is going out to millions of New Yorkers, landing in their mailboxes right before the Democratic primary next week. No, this isn’t a fancy color campaign flyer paid for from her considerable war chest touting our endorsement, but a plain, 8.5-inch by 3.5-inch document from…

Military-style armoured plate carriers are still legal under the new law

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York celebrated Juneteenth and paid tribute to the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Monday by enacting sweeping new voter protections.

Vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates, which can potentially stop rifle rounds, aren't explicitly covered by the New York state legislation.

A new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians in New York doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket