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Albany County approves local law to restrict sale and possession of flare guns
Summary
The county approved Local Law J (2025), amending chapter 161 of the Albany County Code to restrict sale and possession of flare guns, generally limiting purchase and possession to people 21 and older with a boating exception; officials said they worked with the district attorney's office on enforceability and included a sunset if state law intervenes.
The board considered and approved a local law aimed at restricting the sale and possession of flare guns in Albany County.
An unidentified presenter described seeing a flare gun that afternoon and said it was "a gun," adding that in incidents on Madison Avenue and elsewhere improper discharge had caused houses to burn and people to be hurt. "I think it's more volatile than, a regular gun," the presenter…
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