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Council approves graphic warning requirement for gun retailers, 40–7
Summary
The City Council adopted Intro 10‑16‑A on Oct. 29, requiring the Department of Health to design graphic warning imagery to accompany state‑required firearm sale warnings at dealers and licensing offices. The measure passed 40–7 after floor debate.
The New York City Council voted 40–7 on Oct. 29 to adopt Intro 10‑16‑A, a local measure directing the Department of Health to design graphic images to accompany written state warnings displayed by gun dealers and licensing officers.
Sponsor Council member Eric Boettcher argued that visual warnings make public‑health messaging more effective, comparing the approach to graphic cigarette warnings used internationally. On the floor he said, “Picture…
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