No New Yorker Younger Than 21 Should Own A Gun, Politician Says

NEW YORK, NY — Teens who can't buy a beer in New York shouldn't be able to own a deadly weapon, one Manhattan state senator says. Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Democrat, introduced a bill Thursday that would raise the minimum age to possess any kind of gun to 21. The legislation would close a loophole in the state's strict gun laws that allows New Yorkers as young as 16 to own rifles, shotguns and legal assault weapons despite a ban on anyone younger than 21 possessing a handgun, Hoylman said. "Since Washington refuses to act, New York must take additional steps to reduce gun deaths among kids," Hoylman said in a statement. The bill comes as advocates and lawmakers in New York and across the country push.

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