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Wyoming County supervisors call on NYS to repeal SAFE Act

Posted on February 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

By 15-1 vote, the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution calling on New York State to repeal controversial gun control laws, contained in the SAFE Act.

“It’s got no teeth,” acknowledged Board of Supervisors Chairman A.D. Berwanger of Arcade, regarding what is a “memorializing resolution,” which has no power of law but does put the Board of Supervisors on the record as a body in opposition to the SAFE Act.

The measure, passed by state legislators as a part of a Message of Necessity from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was strongly criticized by lawmakers in the rural upstate county.

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Madison County Legislature opposes NY SAFE Act

Posted on February 12, 2013 by | 2 comments

Many local municipalities have taken a stance on the issue of gun control. Tuesday, it was Madison County’s turn to pass a resolution opposing the SAFE Act. County Legislators voted 14 to 4 in favor of the measure.

They say they don’t expect their vote to shake things up in Albany, but they hope their local representatives are paying attention.

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Oswego County lawmakers call for repeal of NY SAFE Act

Posted on February 7, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The Government Courts and Consumer Affairs Committee, of the Oswego County Legislature, held a special meeting Thursday afternoon and unanimously passed a resolution that calls for the repeal of the NY SAFE Act.

Oswego County is joining a growing list of counties that have publicly denounced the recent enactment of the toughest gun control legislation in the nation. Similar resolutions are being considered in Ontario, Jefferson, and Ulster counties.

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Jefferson County legislators consider resolution opposing state gun law

Posted on February 6, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Disappointed with aspects of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s gun control bill and frustrated by the manner in which it was passed, Jefferson County legislators are considering drafting a resolution opposing the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013.

Modeled after a resolution created by Republican legislators in Ulster County, the Jefferson County resolution is expected to stake out a position opposing the act and requesting its repeal. The Jefferson County Board of Legislators has a 13-2 Republican majority.

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Lewis County legislators oppose state gun law

Posted on February 6, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Lewis County legislators on Tuesday took aim at the state’s new gun law and approved advertising for a new trail coordinator.

“It was pushed too fast with no due consideration,” Legislator Paul M. Stanford, D-Watson, said of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement, or NY SAFE, Act.

County lawmakers by a 10-0 vote passed a resolution calling on the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to “set aside and annul this ill conceived and poorly drafted statute which abridges the rights of law-abiding citizens of the State of New York.”

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Ontario County To Vote On Official Opposition To NYS Gun Law

Posted on February 5, 2013 by | Leave a comment

On Tuesday night, Ontario County leaders took their first step to express their opposition over New York’s new gun law.

The county’s Government Operations and Improved Methods Committee met to vote on an official resolution to bring to the Board of Supervisors on February 14.

About two dozen county residents were also there to express their discontent over the state’s gun control law and to see what course the county would take.

In the end, the committee approved a resolution drafted by the Inter-County Association of Western New York and the Inter-County Legislative Committee of the Adirondacks.

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Shandaken board declares opposition to New York’s new gun law

Posted on February 5, 2013 by | Leave a comment

A controversial resolution declaring opposition to New York State’s new gun control law was passed 3 to 1, over the objections of dozens of town residents who showed up to urge the board not to act on the resolution.

The resolution, offered by Republican town board member Vincent Bernstein, is dubbed “Resolution In Support of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.”

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Ulster County Legislature Republicans want state gun law repealed (with proposed resolution)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Siding with the more than 200 people who packed the Ulster County Legislature’s chambers last month in opposition to new gun regulations, Republicans on the Ulster County Legislature are calling on state lawmakers to repeal the state’s new gun control law.

Majority Leader Kenneth Ronk has introduced a resolution calling for the state to repeal sections of the New York SAFE Act “which infringe upon the right of the people to keep and bear arms,” and to hold hearings to address the issue of gun violence “in a way that will produce meaningful results.”

The resolution is co-sponsored by the entire 12-member GOP caucus in the 23-member Legislature, virtually assuring its clear passage through both legislative committees this week and the full Ulster County Legislature later this month.

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Ontario County considering resolution opposing NY SAFE act

Posted on February 1, 2013 by | 1 comment

At its Feb. 5 meeting, the Ontario County Government Operations and Improved Methods Committee will consider a resolution written by Seneca Supervisor John Sheppard that opposes the enactment of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 and calls upon the New York State Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to rescind the legislation. Enacted last month, the law governs ownership of assault-style, semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines and requires background checks for ammunition purchases, among other provisions.

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Ulster County lawmakers withdraw gun control resolution

Posted on January 30, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Ulster County Legislators Don Gregorius and David Donaldson have withdrawn a resolution calling on the federal government to implement nationwide gun regulations.

The action by the two Democrats comes just days after hundreds of gun rights advocates descended on a Legislature meeting to decry gun control laws. But Gregorius said the outcry did not play a role in the decision.

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