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  April 3, 2026

  Currently, New York allows 12- and 13-year-olds to hunt deer when accompanied by a mentor, but each individual county has to opt in, and Erie County currently does not. They are the only county in upstate that has not opted in.

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  March 20, 2026

  New York state has announced a first-in-the-nation pilot program aimed at reducing gun violence is coming to Buffalo and Rochester.The program works to equip health care providers who work in hospitals with training to assess firearm injury risk.

  Western NY Observer

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  March 12, 2026

  County Executive Mark Poloncarz promises to veto a youth hunting bill for the second time.”I know what 12- and 13-year-old boys are like, and even with mentors, they do bad, goofy things. I don’t think it’s appropriate.”

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  April 6, 2025

  State leaders are taking more measures to help prevent future gun violence with three new laws.

  Western NY Observer

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  January 5, 2025

  Federal agent carries a firearm on the job but is blocked from buying any guns

  Western NY Observer
• November 13, 2024

  Judge rules challenge to New York’s bulletproof vest ban can proceed

  Western NY Observer
• November 9, 2024

  ‘Hundreds of thousands of dollars’: Outdoor gun range owner concerned with cost of proposed NYS financially unrealistic mandates

  Western NY Observer
• November 8, 2024

  Trump’s election could increase likelihood Buffalo Tops mass supermarket shooter Payton Gendron is executed

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  November 2, 2024

  NY AG’s lawsuit against PepsiCo/Frito Lay in which she sought to hold the food and beverage giant responsible for plastic pollution accumulated in the Buffalo River is dismissed by judge.

  Western NY Observer
• September 30, 2024

  Greece police officer’s stolen AR-15 style rifle found in Buffalo results in two arrests with questions remaining as to status of any disciplinary actions against officer

  Western NY Observer