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Rockland gun control law allows sheriff to hand out gun locks

Published: January 17, 2013 9:26 AM
By NEWS12

A Glock 29 10mm pistol hangs on display

Photo credit: AP | A Glock 29 10mm pistol hangs on display with other Glock hand guns at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade show in Las Vegas. (Jan. 18, 2012)

Rockland County lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at improving gun safety after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in December.

The resolution, passed Tuesday night, allows the sheriff's department to hand out cable locks, which prevent live ammunition from being loaded into a firearm. The department has given out trigger locks since 2000, but Sheriff Louis Falco said the new...

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