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Nassau lawmakers split on gun-crime registry – A bill introduced last week by Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature would create an online database of all individuals convicted of gun-related crimes, including the offender’s photo, home address and...
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H.R. 2959, the Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 – The Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 (H.R. 2959) has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressmen Richard Nugent (R-Fla.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah). The bill would allow...
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St. Lawrence County calls for repeal of SAFE Act, denies state use of county seal – More than 40 people reportedly attended a St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators meeting Monday to support a resolution calling for the repeal of the SAFE Act. The St....
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Barclay bill would change SAFE Act-related hunting ban on SUNY ESF properties – More than 5,300 acres in the North Country operated by SUNY ESF were off limits to small and big-game hunters with firearms this fall as a result of the N.Y. SAFE Act. That...
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Putnam Pols Poised to Protest NY SAFE Gun Control Law – Putnam County’s Legislature appears poised to link a new assertion of county rights to its old opposition to gun control, moving to prevent use of the county seal on notices from the New York State Police...
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Gun-Control Group Backs Klein Measure – The gun-control organization New Yorkers Against Gun Violence praised a proposal on Friday from Senate IDC Leader Jeff Klein on Friday that is meant to strengthen penalties for those who use a firearm near a...