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Central NY Trap League starting new website
Central NY Trap League starting new website - The Central New York Trap League, one of the largest trap shooting leagues in the country, is taking its action online. Dick Masterpole, secretary/treasurer of the league, confirmed today the league has created a...
Putnam must release gun records, judge says
Putnam must release gun records, judge says - A state judge has ordered Putnam County to turn pistol permit records over to The Journal News, which sued for the data last fall after the county denied the newspaper's Freedom of Information Law requests. In a...
AG Schneiderman and Gun Safety Groups Announce Partnership With Facebook and Instagram to Curb Illegal Gun Sales Online
AG Schneiderman and Gun Safety Groups Announce Partnership With Facebook and Instagram to Curb Illegal Gun Sales Online - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today joined Facebook, Instagram and leading gun safety organizations in announcing new policies that will...
Facebook to Gun Control Groups: We’re Not Selling Anything
Facebook to Gun Control Groups: We're Not Selling Anything - Amid reports that talks between Facebook, Instagram, and gun control groups are "progressing," a Facebook spokesman says the social media site is not an online retailer and does not sell anything--including...
St. Lawrence County calls for repeal of SAFE Act, denies state use of county seal
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. Lawrence...
Local group promotes gun safety for Sullivan County’s youth
Local group promotes gun safety for Sullivan County’s youth - Sullivan County Friends with Firearms aims to combat anti-gun legislation through nothing other than education. The group, founded by Christine Schiff, wife of Sheriff Michael Schiff, when she was...
With 2 gun makers gone, Remington questions persist
With 2 gun makers gone, Remington questions persist - Gun manufacturing is shrinking in New York. Since the announcement that Ilion-based Remington Arms chose Alabama as the base for a new manufacturing plant that could support up to 2,000 jobs, some are...
Barclay bill would change SAFE Act-related hunting ban on SUNY ESF properties
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 could...
Supreme Court won’t consider gun rights for ages 18-20
Supreme Court won't consider gun rights for ages 18-20 - The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider any new cases on gun rights, including the ability of 18- to 20-year-olds to buy guns. The decision, however, does not preclude the court eventually agreeing to...
Putnam Pols Poised to Protest NY SAFE Gun Control Law
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 to...