Lawmakers pushing for further gun restrictions

[hrmjustin]

By Kelly Fay

Proponents of strict firearms regulations are urging the state to continue to lead in the fight against gun violence. Victims' families, gun control supporters and lawmakers met on the Million Dollar Staircase last week, voicing their support for the SAFE Act and encouraging the state to adopt additional legislation to prevent gun violence.

New York was among the first states to adopt stricter gun regulations following the Newtown shooting in Connecticut in December 2012 that left more than two dozen dead. The legislation increased background checks for gun sales, outlawed certain types of assault weapons, and imposed harsher penalties for gun crimes. Gun control advocates hailed the measure as necessary and effective, but said more can be done.

http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2014-04-07-87484.113122-Lawmakers-pushing-for-further-gun-restrictions.html

[elleng]

1. GOOD to see this, after this sad story from Philadelphia.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014774264#post28

[hrmjustin]

2. NY gun owners expect few to register under new law

http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2014-04-07-87504.113122-NY-gun-owners-expect-few-to-register-under-new-law.html