{"id":45287,"date":"2022-06-27T07:32:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T11:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=45287"},"modified":"2022-06-27T07:33:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T11:33:08","slug":"governor-hochul-calls-special-state-legislature-session-for-june-30-to-further-address-gun-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/governor-hochul-calls-special-state-legislature-session-for-june-30-to-further-address-gun-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Hochul Calls Special State Legislature Session for June 30 to Further Address Gun Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_44559\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44559\" data-attachment-id=\"44559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/gov-hochul-announces-measures-to-strengthen-gun-control-track-domestic-terrorism\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?fit=799%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"799,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Darren McGee- Office of Governor&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Office of Governor Kathy Hochul&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kathy Hochul Gun Control\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Governor Kathy Hochul announces executive orders, legislation to strengthen gun control laws, combat domestic terrorism (May 18, 2022)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?fit=799%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-44559\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?resize=375%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Governor Kathy Hochul announces executive orders, legislation to strengthen gun control laws, combat domestic terrorism (May 18, 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Governor <strong>Kathy Hochul<\/strong> said she is bringing <strong>state lawmakers<\/strong> back on Thursday, June 30 to consider <strong>gun safety legislation<\/strong> in response to the <strong>Supreme Court<\/strong> striking down key portions of the state&#8217;s licensing law.<\/p>\n<p>The court on Thursday, June 23 overturned the state law that required that people applying for a concealed carry permit demonstrate a specific need to have a gun in public. The court\u2019s conservative majority said that violated the <strong>Second Amendment<\/strong>, which they interpreted as protecting people\u2019s right to carry a gun for self-defense outside the home.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul called the decision \u201creckless and reprehensible\u201d as she announced she will convene a special session.<\/p>\n<p>New York officials are considering restrictions on concealed carry in \u201csensitive locations,\u201d such as government buildings and bars. They&#8217;re also looking at implementing specific training for permit applicants, among other options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Kathy Hochul said she is bringing state lawmakers back on Thursday, June 30 to consider gun safety legislation in response to the Supreme Court striking down key portions of the state&#8217;s licensing law. The court on Thursday, June 23 overturned the state law that required that people applying for a concealed carry permit demonstrate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":44559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[990,1333,10380,6007,7337],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/52082985801_37ffcdd707_c.jpg?fit=799%2C533&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-bMr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45363,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/weny-state-legislature-to-resume-extraordinary-session-friday\/","url_meta":{"origin":45287,"position":0},"title":"WENY: State Legislature to Resume Extraordinary Session Friday","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"July 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"WENY reports that at 2 a.m. Friday morning, New York lawmakers convened for an extraordinary session of the legislative body under the duress of Governor Kathy Hochul. 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