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- Residents of the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York register to vote at a voter registration event on Sept. 29, 2021. New York's governor has signed a law intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting rights because of their race. The law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Monday, June 20, 2022, will make New York one of the first states to bring back a version of a process known as "preclearance." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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New York passes landmark voting rights legislation
By MAYSOON KHAN - Associated Press/Report for America
Mon,06/20/22-4:30PM , 326 Reads
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting rights because of their race.
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- Different levels of body armor sit on display at 221B Tactical headquarters, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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New body armor rules in NY miss vest worn by Buffalo killer
By MAYSOON KHAN - Associated Press/Report for America
Mon,06/20/22-12:22AM , 216 Reads
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, a gap that could limit its effectiveness in deterring future military-style assaults.
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- 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. Kathy Hochul with the hope to lessen gun violence and gun-related deaths. Hochul, a Democrat, signed 10 gun-related bills Monday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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NY governor signs law raising age to own semiautomatic rifle
By MAYSOON KHAN - Associated Press/Report for America
Mon,06/06/22-11:19AM , 285 Reads
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state among the first to enact a major gun control initiative following a wave of deadly mass shootings.
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