{"id":41004,"date":"2026-07-31T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=41004"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:17:02","slug":"governor-hochul-announces-new-gun-safety-actions-to-protect-new-yorkers-from-federal-firearms-regulation-rollbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/41004","title":{"rendered":"Governor Hochul announces new gun safety actions to protect New Yorkers from federal firearms regulation rollbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Governor Kathy Hochul announced actions in response to the Trump Administration\u2019s proposed rollbacks that would make sweeping and dangerous changes to federal firearms regulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced changes to more than 30 rules that will make it easier for dangerous individuals to obtain firearms and harder to hold bad actors in the firearms industry accountable.<\/p>\n

In response, New York State is taking action by increasing enforcement and education and exploring legislative changes that will blunt the effect of many of these changes and preserve public safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cTime and time again, we see the Trump Administration concede to the gun lobby, and these rollbacks are yet another giveaway that will have devastating and dangerous effects across the country,\u201d\u00a0Governor Hochul said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the federal government paves the way for increased firearm trafficking and putting guns in the hands of those who should not have them, New York State is taking action to blunt their efforts by bolstering our nation-leading gun laws and committing to closing the loopholes that put lives in jeopardy.”<\/p>\n

Firearm dealers operating in New York must obtain licensure at the federal and state levels, but action against licensees happens almost exclusively at the federal level.<\/p>\n

The ATF\u2019s proposed rollbacks are a clear abdication of their responsibility to hold bad actors accountable and keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals, requiring states to increase their enforcement against bad actors.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cAs the federal government rolls back common-sense public safety measures, New York is stepping up to protect our communities. I was proud to write the first state law in the nation taking on reckless and irresponsible gun dealers, and today’s actions build on our work to hold bad actors accountable. We will always put safe streets, subways, schools and neighborhoods ahead of the gun industry’s profits,\u201d said State Senator Zellnor Myrie.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur safety should never be compromised, especially not because of weakened federal oversight. As Washington rolls back basic and commonsense firearm regulations, New York is stepping up to protect our communities and to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a danger. These actions will reinforce our state\u2019s longstanding commitment to preventing gun violence while at the same time respecting responsible gun ownership. I am grateful to Governor Hochul for being clear-eyed and proactive on this issue,\u201d said Assemblymember Michaelle C. Solages.<\/p>\n

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NEWYORK: Governor Kathy Hochul announced actions in response to the Trump Administration\u2019s proposed rollbacks that would make sweeping and dangerous changes to federal firearms regulations. Earlier this year, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced changes to more than 30 rules that will make it easier for dangerous individuals to obtain firearms […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":41005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41004"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41006,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41004\/revisions\/41006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}