CALLS FOR GUN-CONTROL SYSTEM ECHO IN CAPITOL.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: JOHN AFFLECK - Associated Press

State Sen. Frank Padavan fits the profile of a lawmaker who would fight every gun-control bill that came onto the floor of the New York Senate.

He's a conservative Republican, a hunter and a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. But Padavan introduced a bill in 1989 that would nearly ban assault weapons across the state.

Now it seems there are as many gun-control proposals floating around the Capitol as there are handguns on the streets of New York. While the chance of a major gun-control measure being passed by the state Legislature in 1994 appears slim, the number of bills serves as a testament to the …