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Gun permit issue pulled from agenda – After questions were raised this week during a caucus of the Niagara County Legislature’s Republican majority, the local implementation of a federal law that allows retired police officers to carry concealed firearms without...
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Jacobs submits resolution approved by Western Region Clerks opposing unfunded mandate caused by NY Safe Act – Although his term as chair of the eight County Western Region of the New York State County Clerks Association (NYSACC) does not begin until January,...
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NRA affiliate wants SAFE Act hearing in Buffalo – The state affiliate of the National Rifle Association has asked a federal judge in Buffalo to schedule a hearing to outline its case in public against New York’s SAFE Act gun control law. The New York State...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new gun-control law targets gun makers – Gov. Cuomo’s tough new gun law has put a target on the state’s gun makers. Cities, counties and states from across the country have been making lucrative pitches to New York’s firearms companies,...
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Cattaraugus County distances itself from SAFE Act – Cattaraugus County has become the latest to distance itself from the state’s controversial SAFE Act gun control law, seeking to block the state from using the county name and seal on paperwork related to the...
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No moves in Congress on 3-D gun ban renewal – A federal law banning firearms that cannot be detected by walk-through metal detectors expires in less than a month, but Congress has yet to act despite the rise of new technologies that can produce “3-D” plastic...
