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Unanimous Vote to Repeal SAFE Act in Niagara County

Posted on February 20, 2013 by | Leave a comment

On Tuesday night, lawmakers in Niagara County voted unanimously to support legislation that many other counties have passed, sending a symbolic message to lawmakers in Albany to repeal the SAFE Act.

Some frustrated gun owners held a rally before the meeting to voice their concerns, and urge legislators to vote to ask lawmakers to repeal the SAFE Act.

“Not only because it’s an assault on the Second Amendment, but because it’s an assault on the legislative process,” said one person outside the Niagara County courthouse.

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Rockland Legislature Urges State To Repeal Parts Of Gun Control Legislation

Posted on February 20, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The gun debate continued on in Rockland Tuesday night, as the Rockland County Legislature voted on multiple gun-related resolutions in front of a packed crowd.

The legislators voted against a resolution urging federal and state representatives to institute policy and legislative reforms with respect to gun control and increased mental health services. A resolution requesting the state to repeal certain aspects of the New York SAFE Act passed later in the meeting.

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Erie County Minority Caucus supports the repeal and revision of the New York SAFE Act

Posted on February 18, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The Erie County Legislature’s Minority Caucus sponsored a resolution supporting the repeal and revision of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 on Feb. 11. The minority caucus is led by Minority Leader John Mills.

The resolution was submitted by legislators Edward Rath, Lynne Dixon, Kevin Hardwick and Joseph Lorigo, as well as Mills.

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In their opposition to the SAFE Act, the legislators called the swiftness of the legislation’s passage “remarkable for the state Legislature and governor, though lamentably not admirable, in this particular instance.” The Feb. 11 resolution went on to say that the legislators felt that part of the SAFE Act was “thoughtful,” in its attempt to “reduce instances of gun violence involving New Yorkers,” but that they believed other aspects of the act were “knee-jerk reactions made without the benefit of appropriate contemplation at best or, at worst, disingenuous fee grabs, cloaked as security measures.”

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Lisbon Town Council wants gun law reform legislation repealed

Posted on February 17, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The Town Council voted unanimously this week to support a resolution calling for the repeal of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act that passed earlier this year.

“It was done without doing any research at all,” Town Supervisor James W. Armstrong said.

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County Legislator Mark H. Akins, R-Lisbon, said, “It’s a huge Second Amendment issue. The problem with the law is that it was pushed through under a necessity bill.”

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Rockland Legislature to vote on gun resolutions Tuesday

Posted on February 17, 2013 by | Leave a comment

At Tuesday’s Public Safety Committee hearing a resolution introduced by Leg. Chair Harriet Cornell (D) urging the state and federal government to support numerous gun control and mental health provisions was passed unanimously. It will be discussed at the full Legislature on Tuesday.

The most controversial points in Cornell’s resolution are support for reimposition of the 1994 federal assault weapons ban and a closure of the so-called gun show loophole. Cornell’s resolution cites long-debunked claims that the loophole causes 40 percent of gun transactions to take place without a background check. She also asks for more school spending on guidance counselors and other services.

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Tioga County Legislature protests SAFE Act process

Posted on February 17, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The NY SAFE Act, with its draconian firearms restrictions, has incited heated debate and a public outcry from law-abiding gun owners across New York. Albany’s actions outraged many citizens of rural Tioga County, which has a long history of hunting and self-reliance. The Tioga County Legislature spoke for them on Feb. 12, 2013 by passing a resolution protesting the process used to pass the NY SAFE Act and provisions in the law.

“The right to keep and bear arms is guaranteed as an individual right under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution,” the resolution stated, “the right of the people to keep and bear arms for defense of life, liberty, and property is regarded as an inalienable right by the people of Tioga County.”

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Town of Hoosick opposes gun control measure

Posted on February 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment

On Monday, the Hoosick town board unanimously passed a similar resolution, based on a bill from the Republican-controlled state Assembly. Both local Assemblymen Tony Jordan and Steven McLaughlin have spoken out in opposition to the law, with McLaughlin apologizing earlier this month after saying Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini would “be proud” of the way the gun control measure was passed.

Hoosick’s resolution called the state law “rash (and) confusing” and an infringement on the constitutional right to bear arms, and called for less restrictive measures like better mental health, anti-bullying, and enforcement of existing laws. The resolution ended by stating there’s “no proven corollary between firearm control and a reduction in crime.”

There was no discussion Monday other than a reading of the resolution, before which town Supervisor Keith Cipperly said he personally believed the state law infringed on the Second Amendment.

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Rockland County Public Safety Committee Discusses SAFE Act Amendments

Posted on February 15, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The Rockland County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee unanimously passed three resolutions relating to gun control that will go in front of the entire legislature at next week’s regular meeting.

The first resolution urges federal and state representatives to institute policy and legislative reforms with respect to gun control and increased mental health services. The second resolution requests state legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo take immediate action to amend the recently passed NY SAFE Act using recommendations from law enforcement officers. The third resolution urges state legislators and Cuomo to keep responsibility for pistol permit recertification process in the hands of the state instead of passing down to local governments.

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Schoharie County Legislature votes to denounce gun control act

Posted on February 15, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The Schoharie County Legislature voted to pass a resolution Friday morning, denouncing the state’s new gun control legislation known as the New York SAFE Act.

The resolution calls for repealing the new law; explaining the it infringes on people’s rights and describes it as unnecessary.

The resolution opposes the process of the enactment and certain provisions, including the ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines.

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St. Lawrence County legislators will consider response to state gun law

Posted on February 15, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Legislative Chairman Jonathan S. Putney, D-Waddington, named a committee of Legislators Joseph R. Lightfoot, R-Ogdensburg; Scott M. Sutherland, R-Pierrepont; Sallie A. Brothers, D-Norfolk; and Frederick S. Morrill, D-DeKalb Junction, to draft a recommendation for other lawmakers to consider next week.

Mr. Lightfoot, a retired state police investigator, said he has reviewed the law in preparation for drawing up a resolution that criticizes aspects of the statute. The committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, and Mr. Lightfoot said he hopes to introduce a resolution to legislators next week.

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