PLAN TO REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR AMMUNITION SALES QUIETLY SUSPENDED IN NEW YORK:

The administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo agreed on Friday to suspend a plan to require background checks on ammunition sales, putting in doubt part of the gun control law that he considers one of his proudest legacies.

The decision, which the administration did not publicize, was the result of an unusual deal the governor’s office reached with the State Senate’s Republican majority. The Senate’s Democratic minority and the speaker of the State Assembly condemned the move.

Yet another Friday afternoon news dump.