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A New York Times alert just appeared stating that the New York Gun Law Is Largely Upheld by a Federal Judge<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
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A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that New York\u2019s expanded ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines was constitutional, but struck down a provision forbidding gun owners from loading their firearms with more than seven rounds.<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers passed the new legislation, among the most restrictive in the country, in January in response to the mass shooting last December at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. The judge, William M. Skretny of Federal District Court in Buffalo, called the seven-round limit \u201can arbitrary restriction\u201d that violated the Second Amendment.<\/h3>\n

Editors comment: A small step indeed but keep in mind what gun control advocates are up against. See the blog that follows.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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A New York Times alert just appeared stating that the New York Gun Law Is Largely Upheld by a Federal Judge A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that New York\u2019s expanded ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines was constitutional, but struck down a provision forbidding gun owners from loading their firearms with more than […]<\/p>\n

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