Republicans Lose Control Of NY State Senate

By Tom Knighton

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The state of New York has become a major thorn in the side of gun owners.

While the state has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, it had a divided state legislature, with Republicans controlling the state senate. That control provided at least a potential check on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s anti-gun ambitions.

Unfortunately, that potential check is now gone.

Democrats on Tuesday seized control of the State Senate from Republicans for only the third time since World War II, flipping as many as four seats on Long Island, according to unofficial results.

Democrats said they rode an anti-Trump blue wave to lead in at least seven races previously held by Republicans, with two more too close to call, and held a hotly contested Democratic seat on Long Island, according to incomplete and unofficial results.

Democrats needed a net gain of just one seat on Tuesday to flip control of the 63-seat chamber, now held by Republicans with a 32-31 edge.

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Democrats controlled the Senate only twice: In 1965 until Republicans won a special election months later; and in 2008, when Democrats won 32 seats in what was then a 62-seat chamber. Republicans scored a net gain of two …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms