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‘Nothing ever changes…except in New York’ – Hochul signs new gun laws

The new laws include upping the age to purchase semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 and banning the sale of body armor, such as bulletproof vests, to most New Yorkers.

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Jun 6, 2022, 6:19 AM

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