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Capital New York: Democrats Push Gun Control in Albany

By Liz Krueger

 
Posted by Liz Krueger [1] on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Capital New York's Azi Paybarah reports: [3]

Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he wants to find a "consensus" on new gun control laws that could pass both the Republican-controlled State Senate, and the State Assembly, where Democrats have a majority.

But Democratic lawmakers who convened at City Hall this afternoon to push a new set of gun control regulations were skeptical that they would find a willing partner in the upper chamber...

Gun control advocates are outspent 30-to-1 in campaigns, according to State Senator Liz Krueger, who referred to opponents as a "pro-criminal" coalition.

Read the full article at Capital New York [3].

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 00:00
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[1] http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/liz-krueger
[2] http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/liz-krueger/issues/gun_control
[3] http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/08/6448725/democrats-push-gun-control-albany-without-much-hope-consensus