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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...
Second Amendment Foundation Petitions Supreme Court for Review of New York CCW Fee Case
Second Amendment Foundation Petitions Supreme Court for Review of New York CCW Fee Case - The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for review of its challenge to the exorbitant gun permit fees charged by the City of New York. The...
Gun-Control Group Backs Klein Measure
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 playground.
Sen. Seward: Safe Act hindered efforts to get Remington to expand in New York
Sen. Seward: Safe Act hindered efforts to get Remington to expand in New York - State Sen. James Seward said Monday that New York's Safe Act played a role in Remington Arms Co.'s decision to open a factory in Alabama rather than expand in the Upstate New York village...