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Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (file / credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Gov. Malloy Pushes Gun Control Proposals At Stop In Stamford

Malloy called for immediately banning high-capacity ammunition magazines, requiring background checks for the transfer of any firearm and expanding the state’s assault weapons ban.

2013/02/26

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton (file)

New Jersey Assembly Panel Approves Measures On Guns, Mental Illness

A New Jersey State Assembly panel on Wednesday approved measures on mental illness and guns, despite protests from some opponents that the state’s gun laws are already too restrictive.

2013/02/13

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Hundreds Of Gun Rights Advocates Rally Outside State Capitol In Albany

Vocal critics said the gun control measure infringes on their right to bear arms and criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislators for passing the law.

2013/02/12

FILE - President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Newtown Teacher, NYU Nurse To Sit With First Lady During State Of The Union Address

The women are among nearly two dozen people invited by the White House to attend the State Of The Union address.

2013/02/12

Sandy Hook Elementary School - Newtown, Conn. - Dec. 14, 2013 (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Newtown School Safety Panel Meeting Postponed Due To Storm

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s commission that’s reviewing state policies following the deadly school shooting in Newtown has postponed its planned hearing on school safety.

2013/02/08

2.6.13 Daniel Hernandez

Gabrielle Giffords’ Aide To Write Book About Tragedy

Daniel Hernandez has gone from reluctant hero to author of a memoir. His new book, “They Call Me A Hero” is out this week.

2013/02/06

Screenshot From 'Demand A Plan' Super Bowl Ad (credit: Youtube.com)

Mayors Against Illegal Guns Running Ad During The Super Bowl

The ad starts with a child saying that the NRA once supported background checks – and then shows a clip from the lobbying group’s president Wayne LaPierre from 1999 calling for an end to all loopholes that allow some gun purchasers to skirt the background checks.

2013/02/03

Guns Turned In At Queens Buyback (credit: NYPD)

Mayors Against Illegal Guns Ad Will Run During Super Bowl

The 30-second spot by Mayors Against Illegal Guns will air in the Washington area during the third quarter of the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.

2013/02/02

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Dept. Of Homeland Security Releases Controversial Shooter Preparedness Video

The Department of Homeland Security has released a three-minute tutorial giving everyday office workers a “survival guide” in the event of a mass shooting.

2013/01/31

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (credit: Governor's Office)

Poll: Cuomo’s Approval Rating Slides Amid Passage Of Sweeping Gun Control Reform

The Quinnipiac University poll, released Wednesday, shows the Democratic governor’s popularity plummeted among Republicans, independents and voters of his own party.

2013/01/30

Illegal Guns from a bust in New York City (file / credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Gun Rights Advocates Fight Against New Law Signed By Cuomo

A gun advocacy group took the first step Tuesday to legally halting the newly-signed gun laws for New York state.

2013/01/29

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (file / credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Kelly On ‘Face The Nation:’ In NYC Crime, ‘The Problem Is The Handgun’

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly touted new technology to detect illegal guns on “Face the Nation” Sunday, while noting that handguns – not assault weapons – are responsible for most of the homicides and non-fatal shootings in New York City.

2013/01/27

One Million Moms For Gun Control

One Million Moms Group Marches For Gun Control In Jersey City

Gun control advocates rallied in Jersey City Saturday, speaking out in the wake of the massacre last month in Newtown, Conn.

2013/01/26

FILE - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Gov. Cuomo’s Proposed $137 Billion State Budget Goes Easy On Taxpayers

Most tax payers are going to be pretty happy with the new budget plan unveiled Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. But if you’ve got a led foot on the gas pedal — and you get caught — prepare for pain.

2013/01/22

Guns turned in as part of a gun buyback program in Bridgeport, Conn. - Dec. 22, 2012 (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Dueling Visions Of Guns In America Dominate Weekend Discourse

Dueling visions of guns in America were heard across the country this weekend – from rallies in favor of the right to bear arms to churches focusing on how to prevent gun violence.

2013/01/20

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