Guns

Dueling rallies for and against the new gun law were held at the state capital on Tuesday. At noon, a group of roughly 75 adults and young people from the group One Million Moms for Gun Control held a press conference on the capitol’s western staircase. The group praised the passage of the SAFE act gun law.

A rally to save second amendment rights brought about 100 people to Norwich to protest New York’s SAFE Act on Saturday. Many speakers took the podium to express their thoughts on the legislation. Assemblyman Cliff Crouch spoke of a person’s constitutional right to bear arms and it’s a right they don’t want to lose.

Following a statewide investigation, the State Attorney General’s office has reached an agreement with the New York State Arms Collectors Association, Inc., to follow gun show procedures developed by the Attorney General’s Office to promote uniform gun show operations across the state.

Thousands of gun-rights advocates converged on the state capital Saturday to make it clear that not all New Yorkers support the state's new gun law enacted last week.

Almost three quarters of New Yorkers support an assault weapons ban and seven-bullet limit to a magazine clip, according to the poll from the Siena Research Institute. Those are the two main tenants of the law Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Tuesday.

In an effort to help the public, a website and hotline have been established to answer all questions about the New York SAFE Act, which was signed into law last week by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The governor’s office has established nysafeact.com.

Ilion, NY (WIBX) - The ink has barely dried on Governor Andrew Cuomo's NY Safe Act, but the village of Ilion is already worried about the possible impacts.

Folks.....you cant make this stuff up! 5 people were injured on Saturday when loaded rifles went off accidently at gun shows in Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina. Wire service reports are saying that in the most serious incident three people were wounded when a 12-gauge shotgun went off while being handled at the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, N...

On Wednesday President Obama announced a series of proposals to address gun violence. The day before, the National Rifle Association, which opposes the president's ideas, released a Web ad that stoked controversy, particularly because the ad focuses on Obama's daughters.

President Barack Obama announced his proposals for tighter gun control during the noon hour Wednesday, which include signing 23 executive orders immediately. He is asking Congress to pass laws to require universal background checks for anyone who buys a gun anywhere, including at trade shows and auctions.