New York State Police say there’s been a 104 percent increase in gun seizures so far in 2022 compared with the same period last year. In a press conference yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul said getting illegal firearms off the streets helps make communities safer…
But she hasn’t met or consulted with the state’s Sheriffs Association yet, and that doesn’t sit well with Rockland Sheriff and fellow Democrat Lou Falco. He says it’s great to get guns off the streets, but it’s not enough, as crime is up around the state…
Hochul says $2.5 million in the 2023 budget will be going towards the new State Police Gun Trafficking Interdiction Unit. She said the investment will help police crackdown on illegal firearms.