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Sportsmen and gun enthusiasts across the East End are blasting a new state gun control law, one that is being hailed as the strictest in the nation after it was hurriedly approved by the State Legislature and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last week.
Critics say the law’s limitations are weak, that it will not prevent the type of violence that spurred its creation, and it will unnecessarily hamstring law-abiding gun owners.
Provisions limiting the number of bullets or shells that a gun or clip may hold and the focus on so-called “assault weapons” drew the most criticism, as well as quips that in the rush to get the bill on the books its drafters overlooked provisions that place restrictions on the guns carried by police officers in the line of duty.
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Critics say the law’s limitations are weak, that it will not prevent the type of violence that spurred its creation, and it will unnecessarily hamstring law-abiding gun owners.
Provisions limiting the number of bullets or shells that a gun or clip may hold and the focus on so-called “assault weapons” drew the most criticism, as well as quips that in the rush to get the bill on the books its drafters overlooked provisions that place restrictions on the guns carried by police officers in the line of duty.
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Though the writers tongue in cheek approach to such an important subject is quite typical of the extremely biased media.
I wonder if this writer knows the "writers creed "
. To believe there used to be a sense of integrity in writing. oh well.