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Four groups sue over new state gun law

A Diamondback Firearms representative, rear right, explains features

Photo credit: AP | A Diamondback Firearms representative, rear right, explains features of one of their rifles on display at the 35th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas. (Jan. 16, 2013)

ALBANY -- Four pro-gun groups Tuesday filed notice that they plan to seek an injunction to block New York from enforcing a new law that cracks down on assault weapons.

The plaintiffs, which include an affiliate of the National Rifle Association, said in a notice of claim that the law signed one month after the Newtown, Conn., school massacre "violates their fundamental constitutional rights...

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