New York governor unveils ‘comprehensive’ plan to fight domestic terror and gun violence

Kathy Hochul condemns mainstreaming of hate speech' and easy access to military-style weapons after Buffalo shooting

New York's governor, Kathy Hochul, has unveiled what she called a comprehensive plan to combat domestic terrorism and prevent gun violence", days after a white supremacist allegedly killed 10 Black shoppers and staff at a Buffalo grocery store.

We as a country are facing an intersection of two crises: the mainstreaming of hate speech - including white nationalism, racism and white supremacy - and the easy access to military-style weapons and magazines," Hochul said on Wednesday, announcing measures to create new domestic terrorism and intelligence units to track terrorist threats and increase social media monitoring.