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Gun control talks heat up
A key bloc of Senate Democrats emerged from a huddle Friday with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo saying the governor wants to pass a package of gun-control legislation as soon as possible — sometime this month.
During the 90-minute meeting, the governor and the five-member Independent Democratic Conference pored over a “comprehensive” gun proposal “step by step,” said Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx),...