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Cuomo signs new gun control law

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs New York's

Photo credit: AP | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs New York's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act into law during a ceremony in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany. (Jan. 15, 2013)

ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a broad new gun control law Tuesday, making New York the first state to act since the school massacre in Newtown, Conn.

"I am proud to be a New Yorker today," Cuomo said shortly before signing the law at a State Capitol news conference. "Not just because New York has the first bill, but because New York has the best bill."

His action came shortly...

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