A surge in red flag protective orders since the summer suggests that the strengthened law is working, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in an announcement of additional funding.

The attorney general's fiscal 2023 budget will be infused with an additional $4.6 million to support state police in making requests to remove guns from people who have been deemed too dangerous to possess or buy firearms, Hochul and AG Letitia James told reporters in Albany on Monday.