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McCarthy introduces federal magazine cap – Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) has introduced federal legislation to ban the sale of high capacity magazines that allow for extended firing of a semiautomatic weapon before having to reload, part of the long-time gun...
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Klein: IDC and Cuomo say gun control top priority – The five-member Independent Democratic Conference just emerged from a private meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and IDC leader Jeff Klein said they talked about gun control, which both parties agree will be Job...
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IDC And Cuomo Meet On Gun Control – The five members of the Independent Democratic Conference met this afternoon with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to discuss what conference leader Jeff Klein called a ”comprehensive” proposal to combat gun violence. The meeting — which...
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Phil Steck: Count me in for stricter state, federal gun control – It’s not yet his first day on the job, but Assemblyman-elect Phil Steck says he’s fully on board with the push for tougher state and federal gun laws in the wake of this month’s schoolhouse...
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Sheldon Silver: Microstamping Not Part Of Gun Package Talks – Supporters of a microstamping, which makes guns and ammo more trackable, fear their best chance of getting the Mayor Bloomberg-backed measure enacted into law is slipping away. A gun...
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Feinstein Goes For Broke With New Gun-Ban Bill – Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)—author of the federal “assault weapon” and “large” ammunition magazine ban of 1994-2004—has announced that on the first day of the new Congress—January 3rd— she will introduce a...
