And it would require New Yorkers seeking a concealed carry permit to go through 16 hours of handgun training, two hours of range training, an in-person interview and a written exam.
Representative Lee Zeldin of Long Island, the Republican candidate for governor, has previously spoken out against creating gun-free zones.
“If you’re going to identify a location and tell the criminal that there will be no law-abiding New Yorkers in that location who will safely and securely carry a firearm for their own protection, you’re putting the safety of other people in that location at risk ” Mr. Zeldin said at a news conference in Buffalo on Thursday.
Under the previous law, New Yorkers were required to show that they had “good cause” to obtain a permit, that they were at least 21 years old, that they had no felony or serious misdemeanor convictions and that they were of “good moral character.” “
They also had to show that they had an increased need for self-defense.
Under the gun bill, carrying a gun in a restricted area would be a crime punishable by up to four years in prison. But the legislation would not apply to duly licensed job security guards, ex-military or retired law enforcement officers.
“I want to make sure we’ve done everything we can to protect the citizens of this state,” Ms. Hochul said at a news conference Wednesday, a day after she won the Democratic primary for governor.
She said the extensive list of places where guns would be banned was designed to reassure New Yorkers “that when they go there to congregate, work, places of worship, polling places and larger gathering places, they don’t have to worry about someone being right next to them with a gun.
Nicholas Fandos, Jonah E. Bromwich, and Tracy Tully contributed reporting.
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