Awful legislation scooting through NY State legislature

[poopgiggle]

Under current state law, assault weapons are defined by having two "military rifle" features, such as folding stock, muzzle flash suppressor or bayonet mount. The proposal would reduce that to one feature, including the popular pistol grip. The language specifically targeted the military-style rifle used in the Newtown shootings.

Current owners of those guns will have to register them.

That sure is a pain in the ass, but at least there's some way to hang onto your toys, right?

Private sales of assault weapons to someone other than an immediate family would be subject to a background check through a dealer. New Yorkers also would be barred from buying assault weapons over the Internet, and failing to safely store a weapon could lead to a misdemeanor charge.

OK this is just getting uncharitable.

Ammunition magazines would be restricted to seven bullets, from the current 10, and current owners of higher-capacity magazines would have a year to sell them out of state. An owner caught at home with eight or more bullets in a magazine could face a misdemeanor charge.

7 ROUNDS? ???? You can't even shoot Single Stack with 7 rounds!!!

There's some other stuff like requiring therapists to report if a patient makes a "credible threat" to use a gun illegally, and increasing the penalty for people who shoot at first responders.

Story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/new-york-state-gun-laws-first-united-states-newtown-sandy-hook-shooting_n_2478418.html (sorry for the huffpo link but I couldn't find another article with this much information)

 

[Wall]

(sorry for the huffpo link but I couldn't find another article with this much information)

http://news.yahoo.com/ny-seals-1st-state-gun-laws-since-newtown-074653716.html

 

[Scott Hearn]

This is what we are up against.

"It's about a safe society ... today we are setting the mark for the rest of the country to do what's right."

And then we have this:

and current owners of higher-capacity magazines would have a year to sell them out of state. An owner caught at home with eight or more bullets in a magazine could face a misdemeanor charge.

I swear I just don't understand how democrats have the guts to show their face in public, much less speak into a TV camera.

 

[Burk Cornelius]

It was just signed into law. One more reason I am proud to say I DON'T LIVE IN NY

If they can do this then I assume it is OK for Oklahoma to do this

A couple of quotes that should really bother a NY resident, but evidently not enough to do anything about it

"Law enforcement officials would then be authorized to confiscate any firearm owned by a dangerous patient"

"ban any gun magazine that can hold more than 7 rounds of ammunition"

"The Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to bear arms to kill innocent firefighters, teachers and children"

"create a statewide gun-registration database" but "legislation would prohibit disclosure of the names in the new statewide gun-registration database"

IT IS OFFICIAL THESE PEOPLE ARE FULL-ON IDIOTS