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Gun enthusiasts decry new controls passed by NY
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN
Associated Press /
January 16, 2013
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It also requires background checks for even private gun sales, except those among immediate family.
In addition, it says handgun owners must renew their licenses every five years, and it increases prison sentences for using guns in various crimes or taking them onto school grounds.
In a concession to the pro-gun side, local authorities will be allowed to withhold the identities of registered gun owners — an issue that erupted recently when a suburban New York City newspaper published the names and addresses of gun owners in its readership area.
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Associated Press writers Michael Gormley in Albany and Carolyn Thompson in Buffalo contributed to this report.
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