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  2. Gun laws in New York - Wikipedia

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    Location of New York in the United States. Gun laws in New York regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of New York, outside of New York City which has separate licensing regulations. New York's gun laws are among the most restrictive in the United States. [1] New York Civil Rights Law art. II, § 4 ...

  3. Gay panic defense - Wikipedia

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    The law went into effect on October 1, 2019. [70] [119] In June 2019, the Connecticut General Assembly passed SB-0058 unanimously to prohibit the trans and gay panic defense. The bill was signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont. [67] The law went into effect on October 1, 2019, as per the rules governed under the Constitution of Connecticut ...

  4. Sodomy laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1965, New York enacted a new statute repealing the crime of sodomy. Due to opposition to repealing the crime of sodomy, New York enacted a new statute at the same time that criminalized sodomy and reduced the maximum penalty from 6 months to 3 months, and excluded married couples.

  5. Gun laws in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    All permits are valid throughout the state, except in the City of New York, unless validated by the police commissioner of that city, or by armored car guards, retired police officers and retired federal law enforcement officers as specified in the Criminal Procedure Law. NY Penal Law 400(6).

  6. Rikers Island - Wikipedia

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    Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) [1] [2] prison island in the East River in the Bronx [3] that contains New York City's largest jail. [4] [5]Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).

  7. Murder in United States law - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [1] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided into voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter such ...

  8. Age of consent by country - Wikipedia

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    Age of reason (canon law) Age of criminal responsibility; Mature minor doctrine; Emancipation of minors; Fitness to plead, law of England and Wales; Minors and abortion; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Child sexual abuse; Sex-positive movement; Age disparity in sexual relationships; Comprehensive sex education; Adult film industry ...

  9. Incarceration of women - Wikipedia

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    Russia has some criminal laws that contain articles that govern the treatment and status of women in the criminal justice system; however, with the exception of a law preventing women from receiving the death penalty, these laws are mostly limited to the status of incarcerated women as child bearers and seem to focus more on the status and ...