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New York Governor Hochul signed three gun safety laws to strengthen regulations on firearms. These include penalizing rapid-fire modification devices, requiring dealers to post risk warnings, and implementing monitoring measures for gun sales. Data from 2025 shows that gun violence in New York State has decreased by 53% compared to the peak of the pandemic. Hochul proposed investing $370 million to combat gun violence, funding the police and safety agencies to purchase new equipment. Additionally, the legislation requires credit card companies to label gun retailers to track suspicious transactions and mandates dealers to provide information on suicide prevention and gun ownership risks. The state government will continue to enhance efforts to prevent and reduce gun violence, allocating more resources to communities affected by crime.

New York Governor Hochul recently signed three gun safety regulations. These regulations not only establish penalties for rapid-fire modification devices but also strengthen monitoring of gun sales and require dealers to post risk warning information. In addition, Hochul announced new data for 2025, showing that gun violence incidents in New York State have decreased by 53% compared to the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. She proposed an investment of $370 million to combat gun violence, funding police departments and law enforcement agencies to purchase new equipment and technology.

According to the "S.744/A.436" bill, the state government aims to strengthen the regulation of "pistol conversion devices." This device can be easily installed on semi-automatic handguns to enable fully automatic firing capabilities, thereby increasing their lethality. The new regulations will include pistol conversion devices (auto-sears) under the category of rapid-fire modification devices and establish penalties for users, subjecting them to strict state laws along with bump stocks, trigger cranks, and rapid-fire trigger systems.

The "S.745/A.439" bill requires credit card companies to use specific merchant category codes (MCC) to identify merchants primarily selling firearms, ammunition, and related accessories, in order to monitor large purchase behaviors, making it easier for law enforcement agencies to detect suspicious transactions. The third bill, "S.743/A.437," requires dealers to post and provide relevant information when selling firearms, including contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and risks associated with gun ownership.

According to data provided by the governor's office, by 2025, gun violence incidents have decreased by 53% compared to three years ago at the peak of the pandemic, dropping from 497 cases from January to March 2022 to 236 cases during the same period this year. Hochul also announced that the "Gun Violence Elimination Program" (GIVE), currently in collaboration with the state government, covers 28 communities, including Rochester and Syracuse, where gun violence levels have dropped to historic lows. Data from the NYPD also shows a decline in gun violence incidents in the city.

Additionally, the state government will invest $370 million to reduce and prevent gun violence, particularly strengthening communities severely affected by crime. Of this, $50 million will be allocated to the "Law Enforcement Technology Grant Program," specifically for police and law enforcement agencies to purchase new equipment and technology to enhance investigative and preventive capabilities. Furthermore, $36 million will be allocated to the GIVE program, funding 28 police departments and district attorney's offices in 21 counties outside New York City, while $21 million will be allocated to the "SNUG Street Interventions Program." $18 million will support the crime analysis center network, $13 million will be used to establish a crime analysis and joint special operations command center to enhance cooperation in data and information sharing, and $20 million will specifically promote community mental health services and employment support programs.