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Saturday, April 27, 2013  Syracuse police arrest man after he refuses to drop a handgun, resists arrest.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Key measures of New York's tough new gun law have kicked in, meaning owners of firearms now reclassified as assault weapons are required to register the guns. There are also new limits on the number of bullets allowed in magazines.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a strict New York law that makes it difficult for residents to get a license to carry a concealed handgun in public.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A Syracuse University employee was arrested Thursday for carrying a loaded handgun onto SU property and leaving it behind.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says New York will spend $27.74 million to develop the first statewide electronic handgun permit database as part of its new gun control law.

Saturday, March 23, 2013  Syracuse Police recover a stolen handgun and crack cocaine while investigating illegally parked car

Friday, March 01, 2013  Officers from the Syracuse Police Department Crime Reduction Team recovered arrested three people and recovered a loaded handgun after a traffic stop on Thursday night.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Police apprehended one subject on West Colvin Street. Additional officers responded to the area and apprehended the four other men behind a house on the 200 block of Rockland Avenue.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Utica Police say investigators seized a loaded 9mm handgun, crack cocaine, heroin, packaging materials and a digital scale.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  A pedestrian walking down South Geddes Street in Syracuse at 12:40am on Saturday, February 2nd had a loaded handgun, according to police.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  Syracuse Police found a large amount of crack cocaine during a traffic stop on the 500 block of Richmond Avenue at 1:40am on Saturday, January 25th.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  Another robbery on the S.U. hill saw a girl assaulted and her purse stolen, according to Syracuse Police.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  With the Newtown and Webster shootings barely in the nation's rearview mirror, Ithaca Police hosted a gun buy back program to try taking some guns off the streets.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  The Syracuse Police are investigating an armed robbery at a city liquor store.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Syracuse Police say they recovered a loaded hand gun during a routine traffic stop at about 1:55am on December 29th.