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Feinstein Goes For Broke With New Gun-Ban Bill
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 bill to...
City of North Tonawanda: Mayor Ortt disavows Mayors Against Illegal Guns
City of North Tonawanda: Mayor Ortt disavows Mayors Against Illegal Guns - City of North Tonawanda Mayor Robert G. Ortt has disputed and disavowed an advocacy group's inclusion of his name among a group of mayors signing a letter to President Barack Obama and...
Ball scolds Journal News for posting permit data
Ball scolds Journal News for posting permit data - Sen. Greg Ball says he is outraged at the Journal News for posting public gun-license data for Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, and called in the paper to take down its interactive map — which Ball’s...
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association targets Cuomo administration’s push to beef up gun laws
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...
NRA doubles down: New gun laws won’t work
NRA doubles down: New gun laws won't work - The National Rifle Association made clear Sunday it will not budge on its opposition to any new gun laws, despite heated criticism of the organization's response to the Connecticut school massacre. "I know this town...
Chris Cuomo on the Newtown Shooting
New York’s gun laws debate: Can legislation fulfill sentiment to curb violence?
New York's gun laws debate: Can legislation fulfill sentiment to curb violence? - The last time New York overhauled its gun laws, it imposed background checks on sales at gun shows, outlawed magazines that hold more than 10 bullets and created a database of shell...
More gun permits issued, but few revoked locally
More gun permits issued, but few revoked locally - The pistol permit application was one of hundreds Washington County Sheriff’s Office receives every year. But before the request made it through even the first phase of the approval process, the Sheriff’s Office’s...
Coalition of New York State Legislators Against Illegal Guns Urges Action on State Plan to Reduce Gun Violence
Coalition of New York State Legislators Against Illegal Guns Urges Action on State Plan to Reduce Gun Violence - In the wake of the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 school children and 6 teachers dead, a...
Great Neck Lawmakers: Same Goal, Different Ideas Regarding Guns
Great Neck Lawmakers: Same Goal, Different Ideas Regarding Guns - While most local leaders agree that a problem exists regarding gun violence in the U.S., not all are taking the same approach in trying to address it.