New York steps up policing at schools, mulling raising age bar to buy guns

NEW YORK, May 26 (Xinhua) -- New York State Police has increased its visibility at schools across the state, following a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.

New York State governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday convened an emergency meeting of the school safety improvement team and directed New York State Police to enhance visibility at schools out of an abundance of caution, according to a release by the state government.