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New York Time Square designated as a “gun-free zone”

By Associated Press

Aug. 31, 2022

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New York City is posting signs proclaiming the iconic tourist destination Times Square a "Gun Free Zone."
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An New York Police Department Public Affairs officer sets up signs reading Gun Free Zone around Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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A sign reading Gun Free Zone is seen around Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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A sign reading Gun Free Zone is seen around Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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An New York Police Department Public Affairs officer sets up signs reading Gun Free Zone around Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, right, attend a news conference about upcoming “Gun Free Zone" implementation at Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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“Gun Free Zone" signs, which are expected to be installed at Times Square, are seen during a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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New York City Police Commissioner Keechat Sewell speaks during a news conference about upcoming “Gun Free Zone" implementation at Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference about upcoming “Gun Free Zone" implementation at Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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A map shows the locations of “Gun Free Zone" signs at Times Square is seen during a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 31, in New York.
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A customer browses the guns on display at SP firearms, June 23, in Hempstead, New York. A sweeping new gun law in New York that would require applicants to hand over social media information before they could carry a gun in public while declaring bucolic parks, bustling Times Square and a long list of other places off limits for firearms is scheduled to take effect on Thursday, Sept. 1, amid legal battles and lingering confusion.
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John Deloca, owner of Seneca Sporting Range, pockets his 9mm semi-automatic handgun as he prepares a shooting demonstration at his gun range, June 23, in New York. A sweeping new gun law in New York that would require applicants to hand over social media information before they could carry a gun in public while declaring bucolic parks, bustling Times Square and a long list of other places off limits for firearms is scheduled to take effect on Thursday, Sept. 1, amid legal battles and lingering confusion.

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