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Michael Bloomberg group’s gun-control scorecard will give lawmakers letter grades – New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, one of the nation’s most committed and deep-pocketed gun-control proponents, is ratcheting up pressure on lawmakers by launching a new system...
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Guns, ammo going quick: Local stores struggle to keep shelves stocked with ammunition as consumers stock up – Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard...
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NY attorney general to tour upstate gun show, review new rules for ensuring background checks – New York’s attorney general is set to get a firsthand look at how gun shows are adopting new rules meant to make sure that weapons there aren’t sold to...
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Gun-rights expert call local challenge to SAFE Act ‘significant’ – In the marble-columned courthouse where five Supreme Court justices ruled that American citizens have the right to keep and bear arms, the gun-control law that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo calls the SAFE...
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The Courage to Stand (Almost) Alone – The Rockland County Times has learned that freshman Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Stony Point, Orange County) was one of only a handful of Assembly Democrats to vote against Governor Cuomo’s NY SAFE gun control act. ...
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State Assemblyman Says Tipline Reward Is Retaliation – New York State Assemblyman Andrew Goodell is accusing the Cuomo Administration of expanding a whistle blower program as a form of punishment to 51 Upstate counties that have passed legislation opposing New...