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(45,788 posts) Tue Jan 15, 2013, 12:46 AM Jan 2013

NY Senate Passes 'Landmark' Gun Control Laws [View all]

Source: Wall Street Journal

January 14, 2013, 11:27 p.m. ET

NY Senate passes 'landmark' gun control laws

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's Senate where Republicans hold strong sway has approved what supporters say will be the toughest gun laws in the nation.

Sen. Jeffrey Klein (KLINE), who sponsored the law with bipartisan support, praised his co-leader, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos and the Democratic conference.

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The bill targets assault rifles, high-capacity clips of ammunition and requires reports of the mentally ill who pose a threat to others with illegal guns.

The vote passed 43-18 in the Senate thanks to a strong Democratic vote.

Read more: http://www.wsj.com/article/APac54f3a0b0244dc4b9de764b46ae5f73.html

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Great! JaneyVee Jan 2013 #1

excellent samsingh Jan 2013 #2

Th NY Assembly will have to vote on it next. n/t Tx4obama Jan 2013 #3

What's the make up of the NY Assembly? nick of time Jan 2013 #5

In OP article it says: "...The Democrat-led Assembly is expected to easily pass the measure..." n/t Tx4obama Jan 2013 #7

Thanks. nick of time Jan 2013 #9

Cool. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #18

The breakdown is... iandhr Jan 2013 #13

The Current NYS Assembly BDavinciNY Jan 2013 #56

Outstanding. nick of time Jan 2013 #58

Even if it spares one life... tavernier Jan 2013 #4

bit cliched Deep13 Jan 2013 #10

What, you have no faith in Georgia's " conservatives?" Hoyt Jan 2013 #12

meh, NY is already pretty strict. Deep13 Jan 2013 #6

Blue states need to shield themselves from the red state unbalanced. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #8

~ K ~ In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #11

I hope it does something about the Interstate 95 weapons highway... Historic NY Jan 2013 #14

Now, there's some good... ReRe Jan 2013 #15

Yes - NY Leads The Way cantbeserious Jan 2013 #16

AR-15s are modular, simple workaround ... quadrature Jan 2013 #17

And that makes billh58 Jan 2013 #26

Probably better than the one I came up with union_maid Jan 2013 #27

A modified AR15 is still an assault weapon jpak Jan 2013 #30

No it isn't sir pball Jan 2013 #33

That is the bullshit NRA gun nut diversion - ban it and arrest the violator jpak Jan 2013 #36

Ok, so what exactly do you want to ban? sir pball Jan 2013 #41

With regard to the AR15 - any .223 semiauto variant that was designed and sold with jpak Jan 2013 #42

All high-capacity mags will be illegal in one year in NY NickB79 Jan 2013 #47

So you'd be alright with mine? sir pball Jan 2013 #62

define 'sold with' ... quadrature Jan 2013 #68

Ban what? All semi-automatic weapons? NickB79 Jan 2013 #46

What a stupid post jpak Jan 2013 #48

As compared to yours? NickB79 Jan 2013 #52

a pistol grip is not a "cosmetic" pasto76 Jan 2013 #63

For the sake of argument sir pball Jan 2013 #69

Well you have to pass it to find out whats in it (nt) TupperHappy Jan 2013 #67

From what I've heard sir pball Jan 2013 #70

How does this differ from the California AW ban? NickB79 Jan 2013 #19

I wonder how this resembles the CT awb? xoom Jan 2013 #23

Unless you get caught - then you don't feel so good. jpak Jan 2013 #31

Caught for what? sir pball Jan 2013 #34

I have a problem with so-called Gun Nut "Law Abiders" that try to skirt the law jpak Jan 2013 #35

On what charges, pray tell? sir pball Jan 2013 #40

Illegal possession of an assault rifle. jpak Jan 2013 #43

Nope. sir pball Jan 2013 #44

Really? - is that what the new New York GUN SANITY law says? jpak Jan 2013 #45

Yes, that is what it says NickB79 Jan 2013 #51

I'm pretty sure it does. sir pball Jan 2013 #60

Do you have a problem with speeders that skirt the law NickB79 Jan 2013 #49

there is a difference between those two weapons and an AR clone pasto76 Jan 2013 #65

The database for people with mental issues could be problematic hack89 Jan 2013 #20

It sounds like it blows doctor-patient confidentiality out of the water NickB79 Jan 2013 #22

But..but..but Wayne LaTerrorist is for those! bongbong Jan 2013 #57

I actually oppose the idea. hack89 Jan 2013 #59

LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #61

Did I read somewhere that a bunch of the guns in NY are bought in Jersey? WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2013 #21

No. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #24

I read the law yesterday... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #25

Excellent..........nft plethoro Jan 2013 #28

Huzzah!! As New York goes, so goes the nation jpak Jan 2013 #29

I'm not sure that's true, but I hope you're right. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #32

Same thing was said about the CA ban, nick of time Jan 2013 #38

Worthless. Grins Jan 2013 #37

In other words, nick of time Jan 2013 #39

no, sorry...I don't read that post as 1% elitism at all. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #50

I don't care what you read it as. nick of time Jan 2013 #53

you may have a point but your RUDENESS gets in the way. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #54

Sorry for the rudeness. nick of time Jan 2013 #55

YUP naaman fletcher Jan 2013 #64

The rich, the connected, and the beautiful. nick of time Jan 2013 #66