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New York will be the first state to pass gun laws in response to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook.
New laws include restricting access to the mentally ill, bans on assault weapons and extended magazines, background checks for private gun sales, a statewide database of gun licenses. and harsher punishments for gun crimes, particularly smugglers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/nyregion/new-york-legislators-hope-for-speedy-vote-on-gun-laws.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&smid=tw-share

Нью-Йоркская зима (Winter Weather Advisory for Northern Westchester, NY)

HAZARD TYPES... SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5INCHES... ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.* TEMPERATURES... IN THE UPPER 20S.* TIMING... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT... AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO MAINLY RAIN AND SLEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF.* IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.