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NY passes bill raising age to buy, own semi-automatic rifles

New York's legislature voted Thursday to ban anyone under age 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle, a major change to state firearm laws pushed through less than three weeks after an 18-year-old used one of the guns to kill 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo.

News 12 Staff

Jun 3, 2022, 5:18 AM

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