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NY Lawmakers Condemn NRA Image of Photos and Bullets [View all]
Source: Associated Press
NY Lawmakers Condemn NRA Image of Photos and Bullets
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Jan 5, 2016, 12:59 PM ET
Two state lawmakers behind a bill to control ammunition sales are condemning an image published by the National Rifle Association that shows their photos surrounded by bullets.
Sen. Roxanne Persaud and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, both Democrats, introduced the legislation last month.
America's 1st Freedom, an NRA online newsletter, responded with an editorial this week opposing the measure, and it posted an image of Simon's and Persaud's photos surrounded by ammunition.
"I think it is irresponsible in the times that we are living in to place a target around someone," Persaud told the Daily News on Tuesday. "By placing someone's picture with bullets next to them, you are playing on the fears of people.
The legislation would limit the amount of ammunition gun owners can purchase to no more than twice the capacity of their weapons every 90 days. Simon called the measure an "anti-stockpiling bill."
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Jan 5, 2016, 12:59 PM ET
Two state lawmakers behind a bill to control ammunition sales are condemning an image published by the National Rifle Association that shows their photos surrounded by bullets.
Sen. Roxanne Persaud and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, both Democrats, introduced the legislation last month.
America's 1st Freedom, an NRA online newsletter, responded with an editorial this week opposing the measure, and it posted an image of Simon's and Persaud's photos surrounded by ammunition.
"I think it is irresponsible in the times that we are living in to place a target around someone," Persaud told the Daily News on Tuesday. "By placing someone's picture with bullets next to them, you are playing on the fears of people.
The legislation would limit the amount of ammunition gun owners can purchase to no more than twice the capacity of their weapons every 90 days. Simon called the measure an "anti-stockpiling bill."
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ny-lawmakers-condemn-nra-image-showing-photos-bullets-36101298
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