The debate over gun control laws continues in the U.S., but in Suffolk County, police are using the state's "red flag" laws more effectively than any other county in New York.

Before Hochul’s executive order, an ERPO had been filed against 169 individuals in Suffolk. Since then, 1,506, about a ninefold increase. That dwarfs activity in any other county in New York.

New York’s red flag went into effect in 2019. Since then, Suffolk County police used the gun control measure more than any other county in the state, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

Suffolk County authorities have acted more often than their counterparts elsewhere in New York to seize weapons from the home of someone who has made a threat. By James Barron Good morning. It’s ...

Hochul has credited the red flag law with a recent 17% drop in shootings in New York City and a drop in crime elsewhere in the state. The important lessons from Suffolk, the leader so far in using ...

A selection of firearms removed in Long Island’s Suffolk County. Last year, judges in the county issued 1,600 red-flag orders, but fewer than 100 guns were seized.

EAST NORTHPORT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) --An American flag is making a special journey across Suffolk County on Tuesday before it is flown to Hawaii next week. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone was ...

Suffolk County becomes first in New York to enact sweeping police reform 02:04. SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.-- Blacks and Latinos on Long Island are arrested at significantly higher rates than whites, ...