Jan 152013
NY seals 1st state gun laws since Newtown massacre
Some lowlights from New Yorks new law:
- An “assault rifle” is now any rifle with a pistol grip
- Magazines are now restricted to *seven* rounds
- If you have an 8-round magazine, you have one year to sell it out of state
- You will be arrested if you have an 8-or-more round magazine
- Background checks for buying ammo
- “It is well-balanced, it protects the Second Amendment,” said Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos of Long Island.