N.Y. state about to get first post-Newtown gun law

January 15, 2013 by legitgov

N.Y. state about to get first post-Newtown gun law 15 Jan 2013 Days after calling for an overhaul of gun control in New York following the Connecticut school shooting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo worked out a tough proposal on gun control with legislative leaders who promised to pass the most restrictive gun law in the nation. The measure was approved by the Senate Monday night, 43-18, on the strength of support from Democrats, many of whom previously sponsored the bills that were once blocked by Republicans. Expected to pass easily, the measure would be the "first state-level gun control legislation in the nation since the Newtown massacre," reports CBS New York station WCBS-TV.