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Border agents at the international crossing at Champlain, New York say they detained a man driving a stolen vehicle with guns and ammunition inside.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed six laws aimed at reducing gun violence.The Democrat was joined by former Arizona Congresswoman and gun safety advocate Gabby Giffords for a bill signing ceremony on Wednesday. The latest actions by the governor come as her office says gun violence is down 47 percent since she took office in 2021.To learn more about the new gun laws and how the state measures gun crime, WAMC spoke with New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray.

Burlington, Vermont city councilors held a sometimes contentious debate on public safety proposals during their meeting Monday night.

Vermont’s Republican governor has allowed legislation to become law, without his signature, that bans unregistered firearms. Advocates are praising the development, while opponents say it’s a move to expand background checks.

The Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs has joined two sporting goods stores and two individuals in a lawsuit that claims two Vermont laws violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Vermont Representative Becca Balint has joined the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will be closing its two public shooting ranges for the winter.

Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy took to the floor of the Senate on Wednesday to call for action to stem gun violence.

With the nation reeling from the school shooting in Texas Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul was in East Greenbush Wednesday morning for a meeting of the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns.

The Vermont Senate has voted to override Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of a bill aimed at keeping firearms out of hospitals and closing the so-called “Charleston Loophole.”