Stephanie
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Last Updated: 11:07 PM, March 21, 2013
Posted: March 22, 2013
Amid all the pious wailing were reading in other papers about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reids decision to take a pass on assault weapons, Albany has given us a homegrown reminder what happens when politicians rush to exploit a tragedy.
So desperate was Gov. Cuomo to beat President Obama to the punch on gun control in the immediate aftermath of the Newtown massacre, the gun law that was passed made magazines with more than seven rounds of ammunition illegal.
One problem: No one seems to make seven-round magazines.
As a result, the governor and Albany are now working on clarifying language that would allow gun owners to have 10-round magazines. With one proviso: that they load no more than seven bullets in it.
Good luck enforcing that one.
All of this, of course, mightve been easily avoided if the governor hadnt bypassed the constitutionally mandated three-day waiting period for legislation. Or if lawmakers had more than 15 minutes to consider the bill before voting on it.
all of it here
Andrew Cuomo, legislators plan changes to gun law?Editorial - NYPOST.com
SNIP:
Last Updated: 11:07 PM, March 21, 2013
Posted: March 22, 2013
Amid all the pious wailing were reading in other papers about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reids decision to take a pass on assault weapons, Albany has given us a homegrown reminder what happens when politicians rush to exploit a tragedy.
So desperate was Gov. Cuomo to beat President Obama to the punch on gun control in the immediate aftermath of the Newtown massacre, the gun law that was passed made magazines with more than seven rounds of ammunition illegal.
One problem: No one seems to make seven-round magazines.
As a result, the governor and Albany are now working on clarifying language that would allow gun owners to have 10-round magazines. With one proviso: that they load no more than seven bullets in it.
Good luck enforcing that one.
All of this, of course, mightve been easily avoided if the governor hadnt bypassed the constitutionally mandated three-day waiting period for legislation. Or if lawmakers had more than 15 minutes to consider the bill before voting on it.
all of it here
Andrew Cuomo, legislators plan changes to gun law?Editorial - NYPOST.com
