Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety ranks New York number four in the country for gun law stringency, but three people were shot Saturday in gun-free Times Square just before 1:30 a.m.
The Daily Mail reported that the shooting occurred on 44th Street and 7th Avenue. One of the wounded was an 18-year-old woman, and the two other wounded individuals were men, ages 19 and 65.
None of the gunshot wounds were life-threatening.
ABC News noted that a 17-year-old was arrested in connection with shooting, which allegedly occurred following an argument between the 17-year-old and the 19-year-old.
Police do not know whether the 17-year-old and the 19-year-old knew each other.
New York has an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, heightened background check requirements, a red flag law, a ban on bump stocks, and a ban on guns in Times Square that even prohibits licensed concealed carriers from being armed for self-defense.
On July 28, 2025, a lone gunman opened fire in a Manhattan office building and killed four people, including a New York Police Department officer.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio, a member of Gun Owners of America, and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and has a Ph.D. in Military History. Follow him on X: @awrhawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at [email protected].
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