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Session will see a push for new gun safety law
Session will see a push for new gun safety law - New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, one of the state's most prominent pro-gun control groups, is planning to advocate for new legislation to be introduced by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, aimed at keeping guns...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new gun-control law targets gun makers
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,...
Cattaraugus County distances itself from SAFE Act
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...
No moves in Congress on 3-D gun ban renewal
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...
Concealed carry likely for retired police in Niagara County
Concealed carry likely for retired police in Niagara County - Retired police officers in Niagara County would be allowed to carry concealed guns without a permit, under terms of a county resolution that implements federal laws. A County Legislature committee...
WNY voters delivered a rebuke to Cuomo
WNY voters delivered a rebuke to Cuomo - On the afternoon following Election Day last week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo made sure to hit a couple of upstate communities to tout passage of his casino expansion plan. But not in Western New York, where election results...
SAFE Act meant big change for small Canandaigua company
SAFE Act meant big change for small Canandaigua company - A local business had to make an expensive decision after the New York SAFE Act made the gun they build illegal. A pistol grip, which allows the gun to fire faster and with more accuracy, prevented Just...
Compete in the 2014 NRA Indoor Rifle & Pistol Championships
Compete in the 2014 NRA Indoor Rifle & Pistol Championships - Are you looking to do some competitive shooting this winter? The 2014 NRA National Indoor Rifle & Pistol Championships start January 1. Where are they held? Well, unlike NRA's Bianchi Cup or...
Despite ruling, Rockland clerk refuses to release public gun-permit data
Despite ruling, Rockland clerk refuses to release public gun-permit data - The Rockland County clerk is refusing to release the names and addresses of non-exempt pistol permit holders, ignoring state law and a letter from the county’s top public records official...
SAFE Act gun total declared off limits
SAFE Act gun total declared off limits - A major component of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's NY SAFE Act gun control law is a state secret. Almost a year after the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act was passed by lawmakers and signed by the governor, state...