New York newspaper to list more gun permit holders after uproar - A suburban New York newspaper that sparked an uproar among gun enthusiasts by publishing names and addresses of residents holding pistol permits is now planning to publish even more identities of permit-toting locals. Further names and addresses will be added as they become available to a map originally published on December 24 in the White Plains, New York-based Journal News, the newspaper said.

New York State Rifle and Pistol Association targets Cuomo administration's push to beef up gun laws - ew York's most powerful gun lobbying group is taking aim at Gov. Cuomo’s push to enact some of the strongest gun controls in the country. Thomas King, president of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, said his organization will activate phone banks after Christmas asking gun owners to bombard Cuomo and legislators with phone calls and emails opposing new restrictions on firearms. "If I thought for a moment that by giving up my guns it would prevent things like the Newtown massacre, I would do it,” said King, citing the deadly rampage at a Connecticut school. “But I know that’s not true.”

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Gallup: More Americans Favor School Officials Having Guns Than Weapon Ban - A new poll  released today by Gallup shows that Americans favor increased security and proactive mental health treatment over gun control. The national poll of a little over 1,000 adults was conducted in the wake of the tragic murders at a Connecticut school last Friday.