Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation making the Office of Gun Violence Prevention a permanent, funded agency within state government. With a $3 million budget, the office will coordinate violence-intervention strategies, support community organizations, and publish annual reports on gun-related crime data—filling the gap left by the disbanded White House office. Lawmakers view it as a model for sustained, localized gun-violence reduction efforts.
Hochul Codifies New York’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention into Law
Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation making the Office of Gun Violence Prevention a permanent, funded agency within state government.
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