And it would require New Yorkers applying for hidden transportation permits to spend 16 hours of training on how to handle a gun, two hours of training on the shooting range, a personal interview, and a written exam.
Representative Lee Zeldin of Long Island, the Republican candidate for governor, had previously spoken out against the creation of unarmed zones.
“If you are going to identify a place and tell the criminal that there will be no law-abiding New Yorkers in this place carrying a firearm in their defense, you are putting the safety of other people in that place at risk. said Mr. Zeldin at a press conference in Buffalo on Thursday.
Under the previous law, New Yorkers had to prove that they had a “proper cause” to obtain a permit, that they were at least 21 years old, that they had no convictions for felony or felony, and that they had “good moral character.” ”
They also had to show that they had a greater need for self-protection.
According to the weapons bill, carrying a weapon in a prohibited area would be a crime punishable by up to four years in prison. But the legislation would not apply to properly licensed occupational safety guards, former military personnel or retired law enforcement officials.
“I want to make sure we have done everything we can to protect the citizens of this state,” Ms. Hochul said at a news conference Wednesday, a day after winning the Democratic primary for governor.
He said the extensive list of places where guns would be banned was drawn up to reassure New Yorkers “that when they go there to meet, work, places of worship, polling places and larger meeting spaces, they don’t they have to worry about no one. stand by them with a gun. “
Nicholas Fandos, Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully contributed to the report.