New York State is the first in the U.S. to introduce new gun regulations in the wake of the tragedy at Newtown.
Newtown, Connecticut was the scene of the senseless massacre of a first-grade class and six teachers by a mentally unstable 20 year old in mid-December. The shooter had already killed his mother before going on the rampage, and ended by taking his own life.
Lawmakers in New York State recognize that the constitutional "right to bear arms" doesn't become compromised or diminished by adding reasonable restrictions on the types of arms that can be acquired; and also recognizes that those who are mentally unstable should not be afforded the same rights as those who have the capacity to deal with the responsibility of owning a lethal weapon.
I hope that other states' lawmakers, who no longer have to bear the stigma of being the "first ones" to limit the freedoms granted by the constitution, can enact similar, rational laws.
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