More than three months after a violent weekend with several incidents where police say minors were armed with flare guns, ...

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)— 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 ...

The age to purchase flare guns in Albany County is being raised from 18 to 21 years old. Albany County Executive Dan McCoy said on Tuesday that he signed an executive order making the change.

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 ...

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 ...

Capital Region (WRGB) — CBS6 exclusively obtained some of the recent data collected at the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center regarding flare gun incidents in the city between July 2024 and July ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Five minors are facing charges following an assault on employees at a Subway restaurant in Albany, where one juvenile allegedly fired a flare gun into the air during the incident on ...