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48 of 51 City Council members sign Daily News petition to ban assault weapons
City Council Member Eric Ulrich initially declined to sign the petition but changed his mind Tuesday after giving it a closer read. He is the only Republican to sign it so far. “I believe in the Second Amendment,” he said, " ... (but) there’s no reason people need AK 47s or bazookas."
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The Council members who signed on in droves join tens of thousands of New Yorkers who have added their names to the petition, which has over 85,000 signatures. Launched after the Newtown elementary school massacre, it calls on Congress to ban all assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and institute comprehensive gun control.
Other city leaders, including Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and all five borough presidents, have also joined the campaign.
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