Hochul signs Hinchey bill to give courts leeway on removing firearms from individuals suspected of animal cruelty

Hochul signs Hinchey bill to give courts leeway on removing firearms from individuals suspected of animal cruelty

SAIGERTIES, N.Y. — State legislation has made its way into law aimed at giving courts leeway in removing firearms from individuals when evidence of animal cruelty has been discovered, according to Sen. Michelle Hinchey. Hinchey, D-Saugerties, sponsored the bill that has been signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The law extends New York’s temporary extreme risk protection order, or TERPO. The legislation allows courts to consider evidence of ani…