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St. Lawrence County judge faces criticism over pistol permit restrictions
St. Lawrence County judge faces criticism over pistol permit restrictions - St. Lawrence County Judge Jerome J. Richards is facing criticism from several county legislators who believe restrictions he places on many citizens who hold pistol permits may violate Second...
Legislative Report #7
Legislative Report #7 is now online (pdf).Senate Codes Committee Agenda for Tuesday, April 28:S-2050 - Relates to prohibiting the possession of certain 50 caliber firearms; directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful...
Ceretto to push for SAFE Act repeal
Ceretto to push for SAFE Act repeal - New York State Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-Lewiston, announced support Wednesday in the Assembly's Codes Committee for legislation that would fully repeal the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013. The move would...
Tenney urges Assembly panel to allow vote on SAFE Act repeal
Tenney urges Assembly panel to allow vote on SAFE Act repeal - The Assembly Democratic majority is being urged by Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney to take up her bill that would repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s gun control law known as the SAFE Act. The bill by Tenney, R-101,...
Shooting program takes off in city school
Shooting program takes off in city school - In the bowels of Charlotte High School, around the corner from the boiler room and directly beneath the swimming pool, shots ring out. It is hot, humid and noisy. Four young men are prone and propped up on their backpacks...
Mayor promises to shoot down Poughkeepsie Common Council’s gun proposal
Mayor promises to shoot down Poughkeepsie Common Council’s gun proposal - A number of public officials on the local, county and state level Thursday voiced their opposition to a Poughkeepsie Common Council proposal to create further gun storage requirements. The Safe...
Obama Says He Hasn’t Given Up On Gun Control
Obama Says He Hasn't Given Up On Gun Control - The president insists he hasn't given up on gun control, but he said he's had difficulties getting changes passed through Congress in the years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. "What we've done is to try...
Cayuga County Legislature committee holds off on vote for SAFE Act resolution
Cayuga County Legislature committee holds off on vote for SAFE Act resolution - The Cayuga County Legislature isn't sure it wants to get involved either way with proposed state legislation to repeal the SAFE Act. Though it wasn't just the SAFE Act. The county...
More African-Americans Support Carrying Legal Guns For Self-Defense
More African-Americans Support Carrying Legal Guns For Self-Defense - When James Craig was a young man in the 1970s, he says law-abiding people wouldn't dream of carrying guns. But then he left town to pursue a career in policing. In the years he was gone, Michigan...
Mayor: No jobs lost as Remington Arms cuts positions
Mayor: No jobs lost as Remington Arms cuts positions - The village’s mayor said some changes at the Remington Arms plant won’t affect the number of jobs. Mayor Terry Leonard said he received a telephone call Monday afternoon from the head manager of the Remington Arms...
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