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Brooklyn engineering school team wins $1 million smart gun competition (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Four students from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering won a city-sponsored design contest to create technology to prevent unauthorized users from firing a gun.

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NY Assembly passes gun violence restraining order bill

by Chris Eger

A measure to establish "extreme risk protection orders" in the Empire State was approved by the lower chamber of the legislature this month.

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17 gun control groups announce endorsement of Clinton for president

by Chris Eger

With Election Day on the horizon, a number of gun control groups this week made it known they'd like former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the White House.

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Brooklyn kicks off $1 million smart gun design competition (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams joined with others this week to debut a contest for colleges and universities in New York City to create technology to prevent unauthorized users from firing a gun.

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Senate tanks all 4 gun control measures introduced in wake of Orlando

by Chris Eger

It was all hands on deck Monday evening when a full 100-member Senate took roll calls on a set of gun control amendments only to see each one rejected in turn.

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Apple leads charge to scuttle gun emojis

by Chris Eger

Ideograms featuring a rifle and a pentathlete shooting a pistol, set to be added for the upcoming Olympics, will not make it to smart phones and mobile devices around the world due to Apple's objections.

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Hansel and Gretel are packing heat in the latest NRA fairy tale

by Chris Eger

A retelling of the childhood classic fairy tale in which a pair of youths manage to avoid cannibalism, isn't a hit with the gun control crowd.

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Florida Open Carry Measure Dead for 2016, Lawmaker Says

by Alexander Harris

Florida's 2016 open carry legislation is officially dead for the year, according to a prominent Republican senator.

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Albany mandatory gun storage law takes effect

by Chris Eger

Taking effect Thursday, New York's capital city became the fourth municipality in the state to enact laws mandating guns not in use be locked up under threat of fines and jail time.

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Lawmaker seeks $100 federal tax, passive tracking on each new gun sold

by Chris Eger

New York Democrats debuted a bill in the U.S. House this week that would mandate a $100 per-firearm tax on gun sales and equip them with a passive identification capability.

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Sorry gun control crowd, a rifle emoji may be added soon

by Chris Eger

Despite a campaign backed by an anti-gun group in New York, the group that regulates smart phone emojis may be adding even more digital weapons.

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Illinois town latest to ban gun-shaped cell phone cases

by Chris Eger

Citing life-or-death dangers, the city of Plainfield on Monday night approved an ordinance to prohibit the possession, sale or transfer of cell phone cases shaped like guns.

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