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ROCKLAND REVOLUTION

Posted on March 18, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Sparaco and Schoenberger persuade Rockland County Democrats to defy King Cuomo and stand up for the people’s right to bear arms

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF

Hundreds of citizens who believe in the rights and tradition of gun ownership were pleasantly surprised at the results of Tuesday’s meeting of the Rockland County Legislature.

Legislator Frank Sparaco pushed for a resolution asking the state to repeal many provisions of the NY SAFE Act. He found significant bipartisan support for his view. Sparaco’s position is also in line with nearly 90 percent of New York Sheriffs who signed a position paper on the matter last month

Behind the bullish efforts of Republican Legislator Frank Sparaco and the parliamentary influence of Democratic Legislator Ilan Schoenberger, two significant resolutions swung in the favor of the gun rights crowd.

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Westfield leaders reaffirm support of Constitution

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The elected officials in the Village of Westfield reaffirmed their oaths of office during their regular Board of Trustees meeting by passing their first resolution of the year: to pledge continued support of the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amend-ment.

The basis for the resolution, explained Village Clerk Vince Luce, was born out of the Town of Deer Park, passing a similar resolution.

“All elected or appointed officials take an oath of office, and within that oath they are sworn to uphold the United States Constitution, which is the law of our land. Our board of trustees feels that there are benefits to the use and ownership of firearms, especially for hunting and personal safety and that the SAFE Act is in violation of these rights. It is hoped that several communities across the state will pass similar resolutions and encourage our state legislators to apply pressure to change some of these actions,” stated Luce.

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Putnam County Sheriff speaks on NY SAFE on Sean Hanity

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Rochester, Yonkers, White Plains among governments backing NY-SAFE Act

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More than 30 county legislatures have passed resolutions in opposition to the state’s gun-control law. Some Democratic-controlled local governments are backing it, though.

Government leaders in White Plains; Ramapo, Rockland County; the Westchester County Legislature; and the Rochester City Council have either written lawmakers in support of the law or passed resolutions in favor of it. So too has the Yonkers city leadership.

“The new law includes the strongest assault weapons ban in the nation and we not only endorse this, we have acted upon it. Rochester has had an assault weapon ban on the books since 1993,” the Rochester City Council and Mayor Thomas Richards wrote in a letter Feb. 28 to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver…

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Spencer Passes Second Amendment Resolution

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The Spencer Town Council had a busy meeting when they met on February 12 that included receiving bids for a new boiler, determining the ownership of the historical museum and passing a resolution in favor of the second amendment.

The council ended up receiving information on supporting the second amendment, colloquially known as the right to bear arms, from both a resident and a council member. Arnie Pasto gave the council information on a resolution passed by Ulster County that was in opposition to the NY SAFE Act, which put more restrictions on guns and gun ownership. Councilman Barney Smith had a similar resolution from the Town of Barton. The council ended up passing a version of the resolution from the Town of Barton that exchanged Barton for Spencer in all cases. Spencer’s resolution was a little less specific in its opposition to new laws enacted by the state as opposed to the Ulster County resolution but shared the same sentiment. The resolution stated that they felt further regulation or laws concerning gun control were unnecessary and infringed upon individuals’ rights. The resolution also states that they are opposed to “the enactment of any legislation that would infringe upon the Right of the People to Keep and Bear arms.”

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VA says it won’t follow New York gun law

Posted on March 15, 2013 by | 1 comment

Federal doctors won’t comply with new requirement to report people who might be a danger to themselves or others

The federal Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday its mental health professionals won’t comply with a new gun law in New York that requires reporting the names of patients they believe likely to hurt themselves or others.

That provision is set to take effect Saturday. Several veterans and their advocates warned it would deter many from seeking counseling and medications to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder or other psychological issues. Veterans fear their rights would be taken away.

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VA Spokesman Mark Ballesteros said Monday that federal protections of veterans’ treatment records take precedence. The agency’s lawyers had been studying the New York statute, which passed in January.

“Federal laws safeguarding the confidentiality of veterans’ treatment records do not authorize VA mental-health professionals to comply with this New York State law,” Ballesteros said in a prepared statement. “Under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, federal laws take precedence over conflicting state and local laws.”

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Update on Monroe County Concealed Carry in County Buildings

Posted on March 15, 2013 by | 1 comment

As previously shared on NY SAFE Resolutions:

Bringing guns into Monroe County owned or operated buildings is prohibited by law. However, there is an exemption that allows “anyone with a permit to carry a concealed gun from having to check his or her firearm at the door.”  On Monday February 25th, the Monroe County Legislature’s Agenda/Charter Committee voted against a proposal to amend the law.

Update:

This proposal also made an appearance at the Tuesday March 12th Monroe County Legislature meeting. (This was the same night that the resolution opposing the NY SAFE Act was passed.)

According to Anthony J. Daniele, Monroe Couunty Legislature Majority Leader, “You may also be interested to know that Tuesday night, the Democratic Minority attempted to suspend the Rules of the Legislature in order to push through a law that would ban law abiding citizens from exercising their right to carry concealed in County facilities. The Republican Majority voted against, again protecting the rights of law abiding gun owners.”

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Columbia County Supervisors call for repeal of NY SAFE Act

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COLUMBIA COUNTY — Following passionate speeches by the public, which cited Thomas Jefferson and the Greco-Persian Wars, the full Columbia County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday night on a resolution calling for the repeal of the NY SAFE Act.

About 100 opponents of the act were in attendance and cheered the passage of the board’s resolution, which had been in the works for weeks. The supervisors agreed to allow a half hour public comment session before the vote, after an agreement by both parties, though such comment is not typically allowed at full board meetings without a prior request and a vote by the supervisors.

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Clinton County Legislators call for repeal on gun law

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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton County legislators listened to constituents and unanimously supported a resolution calling for the state’s new gun law to be repealed.

“I think we have a greater chance of being heard if this gets unanimous support,” Legislator Harry McManus (D-Area 1, Champlain) told his fellow legislators before Wednesday night’s vote.

The resolution the legislature approved called for a repeal of the law known as the NY SAFE Act of 2013, and or amending some provisions of it.

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Explanation of the Monroe County resolution

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Explanation of the Monroe County resolution courtesy of William W. Napier Chief of Staff for the Majority Office:

Absolutely, it legally counts as a resolution of the Monroe County Legislature.

There has been some confusion because of the odd way how Monroe County handle resolutions. Every single resolution of the Legislature, whether bonding, drug laws, or taxes begins as a very simple form of communication from either the county executive or a legislator indicated the intent to do a certain thing. In the case of Monroe’s SAFE Act resolution that is the part of the pdf, pages 2-3, that begins “To The Honorable” .

Monroe handles non-binding resolution like those adopted in 44 other counties by having Legislators signify their support by signing on to the resolution. This has been the way Monroe has adopted these non-binding resolutions for approximately 25 years.

In this case, the body has 29 members and over two-thirds, 20, supported the resolution which was also joined onto by the County Executive.

Also like the resolutions passed by the other counties, the Clerk of the Monroe County Legislature will send a certified copy of the resolution to Gov Cuomo and state legislators on Wednesday, Mar 13th.

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