Governor Kathy Hochul will provide $6.4 million to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office to help bolster the state’s red flag laws, the two officials announced during a news conference in Albany on Monday.
The funds will allow James to hire attorneys to support police officers acting upon red flag laws throughout the state. The recently-strengthened regulations have significantly increased the amount of extreme risk protection orders, resulting in a shortage of lawyers to plead officers’ cases for gun seizures.
