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Kathy Hochul: “We found that we could do more on the red flag laws.”

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Governor Hochul Announces Lowest Levels of Gun Violence on Record as Shootings Fall 61% Since 2021

Published | Video Starts at 35:34

We enacted the toughest gun laws in the nation, especially after the racist shooting at Tops, which I've referenced many times, as we had very tough gun laws. But we found some gaps. We found that we could do more on the red flag laws. And we also need to go back and have some common sense legal reforms. Our job is to keep repeat offenders off the streets and not make it harder for judges to prevent that from happening. (35:34–35:37)

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Asserts that there were opportunities to strengthen red flag laws in New York.

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