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Sen. Cornyn Introduces Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Sen. Cornyn Introduces Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014, which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those...
Judge’s Chicago gun decision a big gift to Second Amendment supporters, the NRA
Judge’s Chicago gun decision a big gift to Second Amendment supporters, the NRA - Adding to the growing body of pro-Second Amendment judicial precedent, a federal judge on Monday overturned Chicago’s ban on retail gun sales. Judge Edmond Chang also overturned the...
Sheriffs, Cuomo say 7-bullet limit not enforceable
Sheriffs, Cuomo say 7-bullet limit not enforceable - The state Sheriffs' Association has advised its members to not enforce a law limiting a firearm magazine to seven bullets after a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional last week. The judge in Buffalo ruled...
Schneiderman Will Appeal Portions Of SAFE Act Struck Down
Schneiderman Will Appeal Portions Of SAFE Act Struck Down - Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office says it will appeal the aspects of the SAFE Act that were struck down by a federal judge earlier this week. U.S. District Court Judge William Strekny upheld...
NYSRPA, other plaintiffs file SAFE Act appeal
NYSRPA, other plaintiffs file SAFE Act appeal - A week after a federal judge in western New York upheld most of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s SAFE Act, plaintiffs including the state Rifle and Pistol Association have filed an appeal of the ruling. An appeal — whether from...
Herkimer Co. objects to logo associated with SAFE Act
Herkimer Co. objects to logo associated with SAFE Act - Herkimer County isn't going to associate any of its logos with the SAFE Act. The county Legislature recently voted 13-2, with two absentees, to oppose the use of the Herkimer County seal or logo in...
District Attorney: SAFE Act ammunition provision remains intact in CNY despite Federal judge’s ruling
District Attorney: SAFE Act ammunition provision remains intact in CNY despite Federal judge’s ruling - Less than a year after New York passed historic legislation regulating guns in the state, a Federal judge has made a ruling saying the controversial laws are...
Federal judge upholds New York’s ban on assault weapons, rejects 7-round magazine limit
Federal judge upholds New York’s ban on assault weapons, rejects 7-round magazine limit - New York’s new gun control law is constitutional and should remain largely in effect, a federal judge in Buffalo ruled today. Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny said...
Low enforcement of controversial SAFE Act section expected
Low enforcement of controversial SAFE Act section expected - New York has one of the toughest gun registration laws in the nation, but there are already signs that one of the new SAFE Act’s most controversial sections may only be lightly enforced when it takes effect...
Confusion Surrounds Fledgling New York Gun Law
Confusion Surrounds Fledgling New York Gun Law - Next month, major components of the so-called NY SAFE Act, the state’s tough gun-control law approved in January, are supposed to take effect. But gun owners and businesses are still unclear about what parts of the law...