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Thursday, May 09, 2013  For the first time since its passage, Ilion-based gun manufacturer Remington Arms, calls NY Safe Act unconstitutional.

Monday, May 06, 2013  New York Sen. Charles Schumer says the ability for making an untraceable and undetectable gun with a 3D printer is "stomach-churning."

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A New York woman has been indicted on a charge she lied on a form while buying two guns that authorities say a neighbor used two years later to ambush and kill firefighters.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  State officials say it will cost tens of thousands of dollars to repair damage to the grass in a downtown Albany park where opponents of New York's gun-control law held a large rally outside the Capitol.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Connecticut lawmakers have reached a deal on what they're calling some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the mass school shooting in the state in December.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  50-year-old Charles Digristine, of 115 Lawrence Street, was found dead inside his home around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday with multiple gunshot wounds.

Monday, March 18, 2013  A New York college student has pleaded not guilty to charges she bought guns for a neighbor who later ambushed firefighters at his burning home Christmas Eve.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state judge has refused to block New York's tough new gun law in a lawsuit by more than 1,000 people who claim it violates the state constitution because it was passed too quickly and restricts the rights of its citizen militia.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The Town of Geddes voted to repeal the New York Safe Act by a vote of 5-2 at a meeting on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Champ continues to recover from leg amputation surgery and is the happiest he's been since arriving at a local animal shelter.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The federal Department of Veterans Affairs says its mental health professionals won't comply with a new gun law in New York that requires them to report the names of patients they believe likely to hurt themselves or others.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Champ, the stray dog that was shot in Cortland County, has made it through leg amputation surgery at the Groton City Animal Hospital.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Cuomo says he's not open to changing the provision that requires no more the seven bullets in an ammunition magazine, down from 10 allowed before the law was enacted.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Since the passage of the NY SAFE Act, there has been a run on the purchase of ammunition that has emptied the shelves of many of the most popular calibers at most gun shops.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Syracuse Police are investigating a shooting that happened at 12:03am on March 3 on the 300 block of Ostrander Avenue.