World News N.Y. passes 1st U.S. gun control bill since massacre

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New York's Legislature has passed the toughest gun control law in the United States and the first since the horrific elementary school shooting in Connecticut last month.

The bill calls for a tougher assault weapons ban and provisions to try to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill who make threats.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed hard for the legislation and is expected to quickly sign it into law.

The measure calls for restrictions on ammunition and the sale of guns. It subjects private sale of assault weapons to someone other than an immediate family member to a background check.

Also, a therapist or other caregiver who believes a mental health patient made a credible threat to use a gun illegally would have to report it to a mental health director who must notify the state. A patient's gun could be confiscated. (AP)

NYが銃規制強化、銃乱射事件後全米で初

ニューヨーク州で１月15日、銃弾に関する制限や、精神疾患を持つ人による銃の所持規制などを盛り込んだ規制強化法案が成立した。

Shukan ST: JANUARY 25, 2013

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