NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
ALBANY — The leader of the state Assembly expects early pushes for gun control and election overhaul when lawmakers convene at the Capitol this month. Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced legislation at the end of December that would allow New Yorkers to vote up to two weeks before Election Day and force greater disclosure of the money behind political advertising.
He also said tightening the state’s gun laws — perhaps in a special session as soon as this week — would help highlight the issue, and make New York a “template” for other states after fatal shootings in Newtown, Conn., and suburban Rochester.
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