NY passes first US gun control law since massacre

By Michael Virtanen

Published January 15, 2013 5:00am ET

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NY passes first US gun control law since massacre — Assemblyman Marc Butler, R-Herkimer, debates New York's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act before a vote in the Assembly Chamber at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Butler's district includes the Remington Arms Company. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) | Mike Groll

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation’s toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an expanded assault-weapon ban and background checks for buying ammunition.

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