"He didn't pull back at all and end up with a weak bill, " said Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens' Crime Commission, a nonprofit criminal-justice policy group.

WSJ: Cuomo Signs New York Gun Laws

Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, said the run on guns and ammunition isn't surprising and is fueled by "gross exaggerations, " when reasonable discussion is what's needed.

WSJ: Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves