On its face legislation requiring those who want to purchase flare guns to show proof they are over the age of 21 makes sense. The proposal includes criminal penalties for those who sell flare guns to ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— New York State Senator Pat Fahy is introducing two new bills after a young person allegedly fired flare gun Friday night, causing a home to burn down in the City of Albany. “The ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy has announced an executive order that raises the age to purchase a flare gun to twenty-one years old. Flare guns are designed and marketed as ...

The Utica Police Department is warning residents about kids possessing flare guns, according to a statement from law enforcement.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) — In the wake of the recent incident in which a flare gun caused a fire at an Albany apartment building, Capital Region legislators want to ban flare gun sales to people under 21.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Discussions about flare guns are continuing after an increase in recent incidents involving minors using them for violence. Officials with the Albany Police Department said ...

More than three months after a violent weekend with several incidents where police say minors were armed with flare guns, Albany County is cracking down on the purchase of the devices. A flare gun was ...

New bills would tighten access to flare guns and make their use as a weapon illegal. Lawmakers said they were prompted by a violent Fourth of July in Albany. A chaotic July 4th left a building in ...