NY Senate OKs gun control bill; Assembly to vote Tuesday
Photo credit: AP | As gun-control negotiations continue in Albany, ideas being considered include requiring individuals who own assault weapons to register them and barring such guns from being resold within the state, according to the State Senate's co-leader.
News12: LIers react to NRA comments on gun control
Call for gun reformGalleries
Cartoonists take aim at gun control
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his family through the years
Web links
Newsday survey: LIers and guns
ALBANY -- New York political leaders Monday night began approving a broad package of gun-control legislation that would expand the state's ban on assault weapons, keep guns away from the mentally ill and increase gun-related penalties.
The State Senate passed the package of bills, 43-18, at around 11:20 p.m. The Assembly, citing the hour, postponed a vote until 10 a.m. Tuesday. But there should...
