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Sen. Michael Gianaris Prepares Gun Control Package – State Sen. Michael Gianaris points to recent gun violence in New York City, not to mention the Colorado massacre, as he crafts a package of bills to give New York the country’s toughest gun laws. And that was...
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Sharp Increase In Pistol Permits In Erie County – In the days that followed the mass shooting inside a Colorado movie theater, the Erie County Clerk’s office saw a sharp increase in the number of people filling out permits for pistols. In New York State,...
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City’s gun business is fully loaded – The Colorado shooting has again put the firearm industry in the national spotlight. It has also focused attention on the handful of New York City shooting ranges, shops and consultancies that have survived by dutifully...
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Gun control advocates target high-capacity magazines – The Colorado theater shootings thrust assault weapons, such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle used in the rampage, into the national spotlight. Equally important in the gun control debate — and often...
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Michael Bloomberg backs a bill to ban online ammo sales – A bill sponsored by New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg and Long Island Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy that would effectively ban the online sale of ammunition has the backing of the nation’s...
