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New York Governor Hochul recently signed three gun safety laws to strengthen gun control, including establishing penalties for rapid-fire modification devices, enhancing regulations on gun sales, and requiring dealers to post risk warnings. According to 2025 data, gun violence incidents in New York have only decreased by 53% compared to the peak of the pandemic. Hochul proposed a $370 million investment to combat gun violence, improving police department equipment and technology. The "S.744/A.436" bill imposes strict regulations on handgun conversion devices; the "S.745/A.439" requires credit card companies to identify sellers of firearms and related products to track suspicious transactions; and the "S.743/A.437" mandates dealers to provide suicide prevention resources and gun ownership risk information. Hochul also announced that community gun violence levels have dropped to a historic low and that resources will be intensified in high-risk areas.

New York Governor Hochul recently signed three gun safety laws, which include penalties for rapid-fire modification devices, strengthened regulations on gun sales, and a requirement for dealers to post risk warning information. Furthermore, according to the latest data from 2025, gun violence incidents in New York have decreased by 53% compared to the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. She proposed allocating $370 million to combat gun violence and fund police departments and law enforcement agencies to acquire new equipment and technology.

The "S.744/A.436" bill aims to enhance regulation on "pistol conversion devices," which can be easily installed on semi-automatic handguns, enabling them to fire automatically and increasing their lethality. The new regulation categorizes pistol conversion devices (auto-sears) as rapid-fire modification devices, which, along with bump stocks, trigger cranks, and automatic trigger systems, will be strictly regulated under state law, imposing corresponding penalties on users.

The other bill, "S.745/A.439," requires credit card companies to use specific merchant category codes (MCC) to identify merchants primarily selling firearms, ammunition, and related accessories. This will help track bulk purchasing behavior, making it easier for law enforcement to detect suspicious transactions.

The third bill, "S.743/A.437," mandates that dealers provide relevant information when selling firearms, including contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and risk information related to firearm ownership. According to data provided by the Governor's office, 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 stated that in partnership with the state government, the "Gun Violence Elimination Program" (GIVE) has seen gun violence levels in 28 communities, including Rochester and Syracuse, fall to historic lows. Police data from New York City also indicates a decline in the number of shooting incidents within the city.

Additionally, the state government plans to invest $370 million to reduce and prevent gun violence, particularly targeting communities severely affected by crime. Of this, $50 million will go to a "Law Enforcement Technology Grant Program" to allow police and law enforcement agencies to acquire new equipment and technologies to enhance their investigative and preventive capabilities; $36 million will be allocated to the GIVE program to support 28 police departments and district attorney offices across 21 counties outside New York City; $21 million will be used for the "SNUG Street Outreach Program," $18 million will support the network of crime analysis centers, and $13 million will be used to establish a crime analysis and joint special operations command center to strengthen collaboration in data and information sharing; $20 million will be directed toward community mental health services and employment support programs.