Story by Henry Powderly.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Monday called on federal lawmakers to reinstate a
ban on assault weapons, though the governor said he also plans to
tighten the state's regulations on such deadly weapons.
The governor's remarks, coming after Friday's tragic mass shooting in Newtown, CT, that left 20 first-graders and 7 adults dead, were made in a Monday press conference.
"There's no doubt that our (state) assault weapons ban, our assault
weapons law, has significant flaws and significant loopholes," he said, according to the New York Post. "You basically grandfather in all magazines pre-1994. To me, it's just a glaring omission."
Cuomo added that the federal government is best suited to regulate weapons since so often guns cross state lines.
A United States ban on assault weapons was allowed to expire in 2004,
when politicians in Washington chose not to renew it.
As of Monday,
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, signaled he was open to putting up gun control laws for debate in the Senate.
How do you feel about Cuomo's call to reinstate a
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Michael Ganci (Editor) May 31, 2013 at 12:14 pm
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"Obama hopes to enact new gun-control measures in 2013". Operative word "New". http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/274881-obama-hopes-to-enact-new-gun-control-measures-in-2013
PS:You didn't answer my question.
Example - "well i seed it toook what 3 weekss before one week before the first law suits hmmm amazing they site the school didn't protect their children from a fore seeable crime, really?" Can somebody possibly interpret this sentence for me? Because, Damn. I give your entire post a C- only because the passion is there but the English is lacking...