A New York law passed this year that takes aim at shooting crimes and suicide requires that rifles and shotguns sold in the state come with prominent consumer warnings regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where firearms are present.<\/p>\n
The law, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in April 2025, requires those who sell rifles and shotguns in New York to post and distribute within their shops conspicuous warnings of the dangers of having firearms accessible in the home.<\/p>\n
Specifically, materials must warn of the higher rates of suicide and death during domestic disputes and accidental deaths to children and others in homes where firearms are present. <\/p>\n
The notifications must be posted at the entrances to gun shops; given to the buyers of guns, rifles and shotguns, and posted in an additional location within the store, the law states.<\/p>\n
The law comes amid heightened anti-gun efforts by the NYPD and the Richmond County District Attorney\u2019s office, which have respectively reported historic lows in shooting incidents<\/a> and high rates of domestic violence<\/a> on Staten Island.<\/p>\n For the first 11 months of the year, New York City had the lowest number of shooting incidents and victims in recorded history, as well as the safest November on our subways outside the pandemic period, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced earlier in the month. <\/p>\n And in October 2025, Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon said that domestic violence is a main driver of violent crime on Staten Island.<\/p>\n State law<\/p>\n