Política

Nueva York prohíbe venta de armas semiautomáticas a menores de 21 años

Medidas aprobadas también impiden la venta de chalecos tácticos y cascos protectores a personas ajenas a ciertas profesiones

Salesman Chris Ruegg takes a Ruger GP100 Magnum 357 handgun from the display case at That Hunting Store on June 3, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. - Canadians rushed to buy handguns this week, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on May 30, 2022, a proposed freeze on sales in the wake of recent mass shootings in the US. "Sales have been brisk," said Jen Lavigne, co-owner of That Hunting Store in a strip mall on the outskirts of the capital Ottawa, nestled between a barbershop, a Chinese buffet restaurant and a conservative lawmaker's constituency office. "We sold 100 handguns or almost our entire stock in the last three days since the prime minister announced the freeze," she said. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP)
Salesman Chris Ruegg takes a Ruger GP100 Magnum 357 handgun from the display case at That Hunting Store on June 3, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. - Canadians rushed to buy handguns this week, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on May 30, 2022, a proposed freeze on sales in the wake of recent mass shootings in the US. "Sales have been brisk," said Jen Lavigne, co-owner of That Hunting Store in a strip mall on the outskirts of the capital Ottawa, nestled between a barbershop, a Chinese buffet restaurant and a conservative lawmaker's constituency office. "We sold 100 handguns or almost our entire stock in the last three days since the prime minister announced the freeze," she said. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) DAVE CHAN

Nueva York. El estado de Nueva York prohibió la venta de armas semiautomáticas a menores de 21 años, en un intento de reducir la violencia tras las recientes matanzas perpetradas por adolescentes en Búfalo y Uvalde, que se saldaron con 10 y 21 muertos (19 niños) en las pasadas semanas.

Hasta ahora, la edad mínima para adquirir esas armas era de 18 años. La gobernadora del estado, la demócrata Kathy Hochul, firmó el lunes un paquete de medidas aprobadas en tiempo récord por el Parlamento del estado, que además incluye la prohibición de vender chalecos tácticos y cascos protectores a personas ajenas a ciertas profesiones.

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