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Pol says Hitler, Mussolini 'would be proud' of Cuomo's gun-bill push [updated]
An upstate Republican said Tuesday that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo acted dictatorial -- like Hitler and Mussolini and Vladimir Putin -- for rapidly forcing a controversial gun-control law through the state Legislature last month.
Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R-Melrose) ripped the Democratic governor for pushing through the bill -- which was brought for a vote shortly after it was printed.
“Hitler...