New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 , commonly known as the NY SAFE Act , is a gun regulation law in the state of New York . The law was passed by the New York State Legislature and was signed into law by Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo in January 2013 . The legislation was written in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown , Connecticut , and the December 24 Webster , New York , shooting . Cuomo described the law as the toughest gun control law in the United States
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
NY SAFE Act