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Town of Albion Passes Resolution

Posted on April 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

On Monday April 8th, the Albion Town Board, in Orleans County, passed a resolution opposing the New York SAFE Act. This was the second time that the board was presented with the resolution on the agenda. Back in March the vote was deadlocked. At the April board meeting, however, it passed with three affirmative votes and two abstentions.

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Town Of Fremont opposes NY SAFE

Posted on April 7, 2013 by | Leave a comment

In other business, the board:

—Voted to support the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office’s opposition to the NY SAFE Act.

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Town of Lewiston opposes NY SAFE act

Posted on April 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The board unanimously approved a resolution in support of the Second Amendment, and called for repeal of the NY SAFE Act and opposing federal anti-gun measures proposed by the Obama administration. Councilman Ron Winkley, former chief of the Lewiston Police, called recent swift passage of the SAFE Act by the State Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo “ridiculous” and said the Western New York Chief’s Association, along with a number of other law enforcement organizations are staunchly opposed to the measure. Reiter, Councilman Mike Marra and Palmer all voiced similar frustrations on the SAFE Act and its impact on gun rights.

Lewiston joins a number of local municipalities and county legislatures throughout the state in opposing the act.

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Town of Arcade opposes NY SAFE

Posted on April 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Acting on a suggestion by Supervisor Douglas Berwanger at its March meeting, the Arcade Town Board decided to add its voice to the government entities in New York State opposing the NY SAFE Act.  Passed by the NYS Legislature in response to the mass shooting in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, the SAFE Act is designed to keep guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous mental health patients and ban high capacity magazines and assault weapons.

Critics say the new legislation goes too far in limiting rights guaranteed to citizens by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. They also question the fact the law was passed so quickly.

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Berwanger repeated a quote made at the county board meeting by former DA Gerry Stout, now supervisor of the Town of Orangeville.

“I think Gerry Stout summed it up. He said ‘I’ve thought about my 20 years as district attorney in this county, and I’ve tried to think of one murder that was committed that would have been prevented by the NY Safe Act.  I cannot think of one.’”

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Towns of Cairo and Durham oppose the NY SAFE act

Posted on April 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The towns of Cairo and Durham have joined New Baltimore and Greene County in passing a resolution stating their opposition to New York’s controversial gun control law known as the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act.

The law, passed in January in less than a day using a message of necessity from Governor Andrew Cuomo, is one of the most restrictive guns laws in the country. It broadens the definition of banned “assault” rifles, imposes a seven-round limit on magazines, increases penalties for illegal gun possession, expands background check requirements, reduces public access to gun permit information and allows mental health professionals to report gun-owning patients they fear might harm themselves or others.

The vast majority of New York State counties have passed resolutions opposing the measure, and many law enforcement agencies, including the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, have spoken out against it— particularly for the glaring oversight of not initially providing an exemption for law enforcement.

“In my view, it infringes on the rights — whether it’s hunting, whether it’s sport shooting, whether it’s personal protection — of every resident of this town,” said Durham Town Supervisor William Carr, Jr.

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Clerks Overwhelmed by Gun Opt-Out Forms

Posted on March 31, 2013 by | Leave a comment

County clerks around New York said they are struggling with thousands of pistol permit opt-out forms flooding their offices and with no money from the state for the additional work.

A provision in New York’s new gun-control law provides state residents with the option to fill out a form that would keep their pistol permit records exempt from Freedom of Information requests. State Police released the forms on Feb. 15, and permit holders have until May 15 to complete the forms or risk having their information available to the public.

Monroe County has received 11,000 forms. Westchester County has received 9,000, and Broome County has gotten in 4,000. Clerks report long lines of people submitting the forms.

“It started a little slow the first week with a couple of hundred a day, and now we get about 700 to 800 at the most per day,” said Westchester County Clerk Tim Idoni. “People realize that the deadline is approaching soon to get these forms in.”

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Madison County sheriff on SAFE Act

Posted on March 30, 2013 by | 2 comments

Thank you for your note through our website.  We value the input, comments and suggestions by the citizens of our County.

The below link was a letter issued by the Sheriff earlier this year regarding his observations of NY SAFE Act.  This, along with the resolution issued by the Madison County Board of Supervisors (you can read that on the Madison County website) should give you a clear indication of where the Sheriff, and the collective Board of Supervisors, stand on this subject.  This was published in many local and regional newspapers in late January 2013:

http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2013/01/25/opinion/doc510309133cfd6575722086.txt

The SAFE Act continues to evolve, with several modifications/amendments being suggested in Albany through input of not only state and local officials, but those of the public as well.  Your concerns should also be noted and communicated with both your State Senator and Legislator so they too are aware of their constituent concerns.

Sheriff Riley stands with the other Sheriff’s of New York State, who have issued a joint letter to the Governor addressing their concerns with the bill as well.  Some of those areas are captured in the letter (above).

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Springville Village Board opposes several of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s changes

Posted on March 30, 2013 by | Leave a comment

According to New York Senator Patrick Gallivan, who has voiced his opposition to the new legislation, the SAFE Act’s time frame was constitutional, but he noted that its backers did not allow any time for government officials to bring the act back to their districts for discussion or to consult experts, about the matter.

“I think it’s a poor law,” Krebs said. Lohrey concurred, adding, “It’s just a big photo op. It won’t do what it says it will do.”

All present board members except Chamberlin voted in favor of backing the association of governments’ opposition to the SAFE Act.

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Letter to the Clerk of the Town of Bergen in support of their opposition to the SAFE Act from Assemblyman Steve Hawley

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SAFE Act resolution to get full Tompkins Legislature vote

Posted on March 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

 County lawmakers seeking amendments to N.Y. gun control law

At a special meeting Wednesday night, the lawmakers in attendance from the Public Safety Committee voted to send a resolution introduced by Mike Lane, D-Dryden, to the full legislature.

Lane’s resolution asks the state to solicit concerns about the gun control law from the public, analyze recommendations they receive and consider changes to the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act to eliminate provisions that are unlikely to decrease gun violence and likely to burden law-abiding gun owners.

Like other county meetings on the topic, Wednesday’s event was packed beyond capacity. During public comments, more speakers came out against the NY SAFE Act than in favor of it, but there were a range of opinions expressed.

County lawmakers spent the rest of the meeting discussing different positions the municipality could take on the law.

Though the legislature is controlled by a strong Democratic majority, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have discussed amendments they would like to see.

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