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Flare gun purchase now restricted in Albany County

Summary by The Record
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 emergency signaling devices, but they are capable of causing severe bodily harm and property damage when misused. A recent rise in cases in Albany County of flare guns being illegally converted into firearms was one of the factors driving the new executiv…

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The Record broke the news in on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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