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Schuyler committee passes resolution opposing gun law
Schuyler committee passes resolution opposing gun law - A resolution drafted by Schuyler County’s sheriff and clerk opposing the new state gun law passed the county legislature’s Public Safety Committee unanimously Monday morning. The committee passed the...
Gun law stymies county clerks
Gun law stymies county clerks - It has been a week since the Ontario County Clerk’s Office began accepting the pistol permit “opt-out” privacy forms, and already, the office has been inundated with forms, said County Clerk Matthew Hoose. The office started...
Pro-gun-law forces cancel showdown
Pro-gun-law forces cancel showdown - A Potentially explosive confrontation over Gov. Cuomo’s tough new gun law was avoided over the weekend as 1199 SEIU, the hospital workers union, abruptly canceled a Thursday rally designed to challenge some 10,000 opponents of the...
Gun Permit Applications Way Up In Suffolk County
Gun Permit Applications Way Up In Suffolk County - Interest in gun ownership has seen a major jump in Suffolk County lately. The number of new applications for pistol permits in Suffolk County went from 2,035 in 2011 to 2,606 in 2012, according to a Newsday...
Will Onondaga County join the growing list of counties calling for repeal of NY SAFE Act?
Will Onondaga County join the growing list of counties calling for repeal of NY SAFE Act? - Onondaga County may join a growing list of counties calling for repeal of the NY SAFE Act. Legislator Kevin Holmquist told reporters Friday that he will sponsor a resolution at...
Erie County Legislature calls for repeal of SAFE Act
Erie County Legislature calls for repeal of SAFE Act - Erie County legislators have added their voices to a chorus of people across the state calling for the new state gun law to be repealed. The County Legislature voted, 7 to 4, on Thursday to approve a...
Rockland Revolution
Rockland Revolution - 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. Behind the bullish efforts of Republican Legislator Frank...
Cuomo Proposes Lowering Hunting, Fishing Fees, But Gun Enthusiasts Still Don’t Like Him
Cuomo Proposes Lowering Hunting, Fishing Fees, But Gun Enthusiasts Still Don’t Like Him - Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed streamlining the process of acquiring state hunting and fishing licenses and reducing their cost by 25 percent in a budgetary amendment on...
Calls for banning 3D-printed guns leads to huge interest in 3D-printed gun sites
Calls for banning 3D-printed guns leads to huge interest in 3D-printed gun sites - What happens when the government indicates that it wants to ban something? The same thing that happens when parents tell their children not to put their hand in the cookie jar. Thus,...
Pistol permit holders line up for privacy protection
Pistol permit holders line up for privacy protection - Despite vocal opposition by some gun owners and guns rights advocates, the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act enacted last month has one provision that has been met with enthusiasm in St....