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LIers favor assault weapon ban, poll finds

A Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the weapon believed to

Photo credit: AP | A Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the weapon believed to have been used in the Newtown school shooting that claimed 26 lives, is shown in this file photo. (March 27, 2006)

Long Islanders overwhelmingly favor banning assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition magazines and armor-piercing bullets in the wake of the Newtown school massacre, according to a Newsday/Siena Research Institute poll.

Amid a national debate over increasing restrictions on assault weapons, the poll found that a large majority of Islanders believe controlling gun ownership is more important...

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