New York on Tuesday passed what supporters called the toughest gun ownership law in the country, becoming the first US state to impose new restrictions in the wake of last month's elementary school massacre in Connecticut. Lawmakers in the lower house of the State Assembly voted 104-43 in favor of the measures, which were approved by the upper house in a 43-18 vote late Monday. Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who rushed through the legislation, welcomed the assembly's "bold statement, coming together in a bipartisan, collaborative manner to meet the challenges that face our state and our nation, as we have seen far too many senseless acts of gun violence."


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