The following are excerpt's of Gov Andrew Cuomo's State of the State Address:
"Guns are the tools of our nation’s great hunting and sporting traditions. In the wrong hands, guns are also weapons of untold destruction and heartbreak." "Some weapons are so dangerous and some ammunition devices so lethal that we simply cannot afford to continue selling them. With military-style features that are unneeded and unwanted for hunting and sporting purposes, assault weapons are this kind of weapon. And large capacity magazines are this kind of ammunition device." "Guns not only cost us lives, but they also impose huge economic costs. Emergency rooms treat nearly 500,000 nonfatal gunshot injuries from assaults nationwide, costing an estimated $2 billion a year, half of which is borne by the public"



