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State Police superintendent not sure when ammunition background checks will be ready
State Police superintendent not sure when ammunition background checks will be ready - The head of the State Police said Wednesday he has no idea when ammunition background checks, a key component of the state’s SAFE Act, will begin across the state. State...
Gillibrand, Schumer Urge Obama’s Task Force to Prevent Gun Violence to Include First Federal Law Cracking Down on Illegal Guns
Gillibrand, Schumer Urge Obama’s Task Force to Prevent Gun Violence to Include First Federal Law Cracking Down on Illegal Guns - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer today urged Vice President Joseph Biden to include two important measures in his...
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association is now largest NRA affiliate
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association is now largest NRA affiliate - The state's leading Second Amendment organization is now the largest state-affiliate of the National Rifle Association in the country. The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association announced...
Gun Group’s Membership Has Spiked Since Passage of SAFE Act
Gun Group’s Membership Has Spiked Since Passage of SAFE Act - Gun owners joined the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association in droves last year, making the group the largest state affiliate of the National Rifle Association, according to the state-based group....
As membership soars, Rifle & Pistol Association not planning SAFE Act rallies
As membership soars, Rifle & Pistol Association not planning SAFE Act rallies - The ranks of the state Rifle & Pistol Association nearly doubled over the past year amid outrage to New York’s gun-control law, but the group doesn’t plan to hold major protest...
Gun sales shoot up, according to groups
Gun sales shoot up, according to groups - Gun sales and background requests for firearms have gone up in New York since the SAFE Act passed last year, a local gun dealer and gun groups report.
New York’s NRA membership nearly doubles in wake of SAFE Act
New York’s NRA membership nearly doubles in wake of SAFE Act - As gun rights and gun control groups continue to argue over the effects of the New York SAFE Act, one consequence is clear: membership in the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association has soared...
Upstate NY Counties Demand Their Seal Be Removed from SAFE Act Paperwork
Upstate NY Counties Demand Their Seal Be Removed from SAFE Act Paperwork - Governor Andrew Cuomo’s SAFE Act continues to anger gun owners in the state of New York. The legislation , which banned the sale of AR-15 semiautomatic rifles, among other restrictions, has...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns, National Bipartisan Coalition Of Mayors Committed To Reducing Gun Violence
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns, National Bipartisan Coalition Of Mayors Committed To Reducing Gun Violence - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio today joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the national bipartisan coalition of mayors...
Republican Onondaga County legislators to NY: Keep our county seal off your Safe Act paperwork
Republican Onondaga County legislators to NY: Keep our county seal off your Safe Act paperwork - Some Republican Onondaga County legislators want to stop the state from using the official county seal on gun permits or anything else that has to do with the NY Safe...