Hochul wants to ban sale of AR-15s to those under 21

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“I don't want 18-year-olds to have guns,' Governor Hochul said on Wednesday in the wake of the two mass shootings in the past 10 days, first in a Buffalo supermarket and then in a Texas elementary school.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a meeting of The Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns.New York could soon prevent those under the age of 21 from purchasing AR-15-style rifles and other semi-automatic weapons if Gov. Kathy Hochul gets her way.

and Tuesday at a Texas elementary school. In both cases, the respective gunmen were 18 years old and used an AR-15, according to police. In both cases, the gunmen legally purchased their weapons. "I want to work with the Legislature to do something that is far more common sense than we have right now," Hochul said, adding: "I'm going to look at everything."

Hochul’s push comes as a number of states have imposed tighter restrictions on selling guns to those under the age of 21, including Florida and California. In those states, gun-rights activists have challenged the restrictions in federal court, where the cases remain in federal court.

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The problem isn't that he was 18. The problem is the guns, period.

Go, Hochul, I'm all for it.

Just another day for the political machine. Pathetic and sorely limited response..

NY should ban them period.

Uh and why can’t we ban them altogether

How would she be able to raise something considered to be a constitutional right to 21 years?

The Sandy Hook's killer's MOM bought his guns for him.

That's really not going to help unless neighboring states enact similar laws as well. Otherwise, all any New Yorker has to do is drive to Pennsylvania.

Her idea of gun reform is a fucking joke. Only it's the kind of joke where the punchline is more people needlessly dying.

Yeah, not enough

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