PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs the first gun-control measures into law since last year's deadly shooting at a school in Connecticut.<br/> <br />The bill brings into force tough new rules on assault weapons, ammunition capacity and screening for people who are mentally ill.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: THOMAS ABINANTI, NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, SAYING (English):<br/> <br />"Let's stop glorifying violence, guns and those who use them. All I hear today is 'We need to have these weapons to defend ourselves.' Well, we are not going to be invaded by an army."<br/> <br />The legislation was proposed in the wake of the Newtown shooting last month which left 20 students and six adults dead.<br/> <br />It also came on the day of another deadly shooting - as two people were killed when gunfire broke out in the carpark of a Kentucky college.<br/> <br />Gun rights groups, such as the National Rifle Association (NRA), lashed out at the New York bill, saying it was rushed too quickly through the statehouse.<br/> <br />As the measures passed, protesters gathered in Connecticut calling for an end to the sale of assault weapons.<br/> <br />On Wednesday (January 16), President Barack Obama is expected to unveil recommendations to curb gun violence.
