New York’s legislature on Thursday voted to pass a number of bills as part of its “comprehensive package” of gun safety laws following a string of mass shootings across the United States, including one that changes the age at which semi-automatic rifles can be purchased or possessed in the state.
The Democratic-controlled legislature passed a string of gun bills aimed at strengthening gun laws in the wake of shootings in Buffalo and Texas that left a total of 31 dead.
Salvador Ramos, 18, opened fire on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, killing 19 students and 2 teachers. Just a week prior, Payton Gendron, 18, gunned down 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York….