Albany, NY – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his state needs to ban assault weapons outright, not just rely on increased penalties under current rules.
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Following the recent shooting of 26 people at a Connecticut school, officials in New York are calling for measures to prevent similar mass-killings there.
Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos proposes tougher prison sentences for illegally possessing guns, using them in crimes or taking them on school property.
Cuomo, a Democrat, says the Republican plan “misses the mark” if it doesn’t ban assault weapons. He defines them as a rifle with a high-capacity magazine and other characteristics of military weapons.
New York already bans assault weapons defined as semi-automatic guns with extra military-style features like pistol grips and bayonet mounts, a definition Cuomo says has “significant loopholes.”
FBI records for 2011:
number of people killed by rifles in NYS – 5
number of people killed by “hands and feet” – 26
Cuomo is talking nonsense.
Cuomo is trying to appeal to voters, throw the bum out!
Mr Coumo practically waltzes in to a second term, and that’s unfortunate The GOP have absolutely no one to go up against him , Good by guns fellow new yorkers,