A firearm warning label approved in May 2022 by the Westchester County Board of Legislators is pictured. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Bronx, is sponsoring legislation in the state Assembly to require such warning labels on firearms sold statewide.
State legislation inspired by a local law in Westchester County would require a warning label to be placed on guns purchased in New York state.
A.2882 was introduced recently in the state Assembly by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Bronx. He proposes warnings be posted and provided by firearm dealers warning poeple of the dangers of gun ownership, including the increased risk of suicide, death during domestic disputes, and unintentional death to children, household members and others and of the availability of the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
By John Whittaker