FILE- In this Feb. 28, 2013 file photo, gun rights advocates demonstrate outside the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. While the state’s new gun law ended dealer sales of popular AR-15 semi-automatic rifles in New York, arrest data show another result was boosting more than 1,000 gun possession charges in New York City to felonies. The new law increased many gun possession charges from misdemeanor to felony status. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office states that the new data proves that the tougher laws enable the state to better protect its residents. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)