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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Proposes 'Toughest Assault Weapon Ban in the Nation'

Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a plan Wednesday to give New York some of the strictest gun control laws in the country. In his annual State of the State address, Cuomo promised to "enact the toughest assault weapon ban in the nation, period," following the shooting deaths of 20 students and six adults at an elementary school in nearby Newtown, Conn., last month. "I know that the issue of gun control is hard," Cuomo said during his address in Albany, N.Y. "I know it's political. I know it's...Full Story
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