TROY — A Stephentown man will give up his firearms in the first case to be resolved through New York's "red flag" law, which took effect last month.

The law allows firearms to be taken away for a year from individuals who are legally determined to be extreme risks to themselves or others.

Robert King, a contractor in the eastern Rensselaer County town, relinquished a pistol and more than a half-dozen rifles during an appearance in front of state Supreme Court Justice Patrick McGrath at the Rensselaer County Courthouse.

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McGrath issued an extreme-risk protection order on Sept. 4, and called for the hearing to determine if a final order should be issued.

King did not oppose a complaint made by State Police Investigator Matthew Reilly, who investigated a Sept. 3 incident in which King allegedly fired a pistol shot and struck a neighbor's car, and later indicated he would commit suicide.

King was arrested the same day and faces a felony count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and a misdemeanor count of second-degree reckless endangerment in New Lebanon Town Court. Further details about the arrest were not immediately available.

Reilly was accompanied at the hearing by Columbia County Assistant District Attorney Joyce Crawford.

"We commend Investigator Reilly for acting on this," Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka said. "We're grateful Judge McGrath was able to handle it so expeditiously."

The red flag law, which took effect Aug. 24, allows law enforcement, school leaders and families to ask courts to order the seizure of firearms from people who are legally deemed dangerous. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the legislature in February.

King's attorney, Justin V. deArmas, dismissed allegations that King had threatened to injure himself.

"It's all silly. ... Robert King is a great guy," deArmas said. He described his client as well-respected and active in the Stephentown community.

Since the back-t0-back mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in early August, Cuomo has pointed to New York's gun control laws — including the 2013 SAFE Act — as a template for the rest of the nation to follow as elected officials consider bipartisan policies for reducing gun violence.

President Donald J. Trump has expressed support for some form of red flag law, though it's unclear if any sort of federal measure will make it to his desk this fall.

Don Kaplan, a spokesman for the governor, said the administration was "proud to have passed the strongest gun safety laws in the nation, and hope one day the federal government will put aside their irrational fear of the NRA and follow New York's example."

King and Reilly declined to comment after they exited the courtroom following McGrath's order.

King can have his weapons returned on Sept. 3, 2020, unless new evidence is offered that would lead to an extension of the surrender order.