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There have been 523 mass killings since 2006 resulting in 2,727 deaths as of Nov. 19

A federal appeals court Tuesday issued a temporary stay on a lower court judge’s order that pared back enforcement of New York’s new gun law. The stay from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes eight days after U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby declared multiple portions of the law unconstitutional, including rules that restrict carrying firearms in public...

A federal judge blocked a provision of New York’s new gun law that bans carrying firearms in houses of worship from taking effect in parts of the state. U.S. District Judge John Sinatra Jr. sided with two Buffalo-area clerics and gun rights organizations who had sued and sought a hold on enforcement of the law until the judge decides the...

A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed New York to continue enforcing its new gun law as it considers a lower court ruling that would block key provisions.

News 4’s Gus Rosendale explains where things stand on banning guns in Times Sqaure.

A federal judge picked apart New York’s latest attempt to control who can carry a handgun concealed in public. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal explains what comes next.

A federal judge halted key provisions Thursday of New York’s latest attempt to restrict who can carry a handgun in public and where firearms can be brought, saying multiple parts of a law the state passed this year are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby focused on multiple parts of the law, saying licensing requirements — like a rule requiring applicants...

A lawyer challenging provisions of New York’s new gun law argued that the state restricts people from carrying weapons in too many places, telling a federal judge the rules affect not only people on busy Manhattan streets but an upstate pastor on his church’s property

New York’s new gun safety laws will take effect tonight at midnight. Lynda Baquero reports.

New York state’s new concealed carry law, a bipartisan reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s strikedown of the nearly century-old permit restriction in late June, takes effect on Thursday. That means Times Square will be a gun-free zone by local law. The state Legislature overwhelmingly passed, and Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul shortly thereafter signed into law, the bill to...

News 4’s Chris Jose reports.

In two days it’ll be against the law to have a gun in possession in Times Square. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s strikedown of New York state’s concealed carry law in late June unleashed an immediate fury of fiercely divided reactions. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed, in short order, a state law to preserve some firearms limits, especially in “sensitive areas,” in the wake of that ruling. Times Square quickly emerged as a hot button of the...

New York City will begin posting signs proclaiming the iconic tourist destination Times Square as a “Gun Free Zone.” The 25-block business district in the center of Manhattan is arguably the busiest in the United States. Under a sweeping new state gun law that goes into effect Thursday, it would be one of scores of “sensitive” places, including parks, churches...

Should guns be banned in all of Times Square? An NYC hearing could shed more light Tuesday on the ramifications of that Supreme Court ruling. Tracie Strahan explains.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Eric Adams are on a united front to combat ghost guns.

A new report finds 400 law enforcement officials rushed to Uvalde mass shooting, but “systemic failures” caused delays that lasted more than an hour before the gunman was finally killed

A New Jersey teenager was spared jail time, instead being sentenced to a two-year probation term for bringing a loaded handgun to a high school earlier this year, according to the local prosecutor. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department announced the probation sentence for the 16-year-old boy in connection to a March…

A federal lawsuit challenging part of New York’s new gun law was filed by Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino, one of multiple legal challenges expected against state handgun licensing rules approved after a recent Supreme Court ruling. New York lawmakers this month approved an overhaul of licensing rules after the Supreme Court struck down a 109-year-old state law that required people...

President Joe Biden was interrupted during a speech celebrating the passing of the bipartisan Safer Communities Act.