NY poised to be 1st to pass post-massacre gun bill

The measure is expected to easily pass the Assembly when it convenes Tuesday at 10 a.m.

 

The Senate run by a coalition dominated by Republicans passed the bill 43-18 in what was the proposal's biggest hurdle.

 

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed on the bill that tightens New York's ban on assault weapons a month after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

 

The deal includes a tougher assault weapons ban and restrictions on ammunition and the sale of guns.

 

The provisions also would create a mandatory police registry of assault weapons and a more powerful tool to require the reporting of mentally ill people who say they intend to use a gun illegally.