Philip Boyle eyes repeal of gun-control law he supported
Photo credit: Daniel Brennan | Assemblyman Philip Boyle responds to a question from a group of community representatives during a candidate forum for State Senate District 4 at the Brentwood Public Library in Brentwood. (Oct. 10, 2012)
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ALBANY -- A Long Island state senator who voted for the state's comprehensive gun-control law now wants to repeal it.
Sen. Philip Boyle (R-Bay Shore) said Friday that the law, championed by Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as the nation's toughest, "was a mistake." The freshman senator said the bill was rushed -- the Senate acted on it just hours after it was printed -- and that it went too...
