NY SAFE Act

NY SAFE Act
New York State Legislature
Full nameNew York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act
Signed into lawJanuary 15, 2013
GovernorAndrew Cuomo
Associated billsGun Legislation Bill
Status: Partly in force
(restriction allowing only 7 rounds ruled unconstitutional, changed to 10 rounds)

The New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013, commonly known as the NY SAFE Act, is a gun control law in the state of New York. The law was passed by the New York State Legislature and was signed into law by Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo in January 2013. The legislation was written in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, and the Webster, New York, shooting. Cuomo described the law as the toughest gun control law in the United States.

The NY SAFE Act contains a number of firearms regulations. It also contains a severability provision that allows other measures to remain in place in case the broad prohibitions against weapons are invalidated by the courts.