Before we get started our hearts go out to those in Boston; this was a senseless act.
For all you “Law Abiding Citizens” in New York who think
your right to bare arm is protected and your “Constitutional Rights” and will
never be violated; think again. Under the federal law, any Psychiatrist who
thinks you are a danger to yourself or others can notify the police who will
follow whatever procedure they have in place. New York’s new law lets nurses and social
workers brand you as unfit and can request you guns be taken away without ever
seeing a Psychiatrist. So let me think about this; a nurse or (more likely) social
workers who has a political agenda and is part of the anti gun crowed just say
they think you might hurt yourself or another with no proof, facts, or history
to back them up and the police will come take your guns. If you don’t believe
me watch “New
York tells legal gun owner to hand over weapons”. NY Safe Act (TEXT) does many
things, none of which will stop any criminal from committing a crime but it
will infringe on the “Law Abiding Citizen” once more.
First, the below will have many items cut and pasted from
the actual bill for your own reading and explanation of what I am talking
about.
“Will ban any
magazine that holds more than seven rounds” The funny thing about this is
now every police officer in the state of New
York is a criminal; how can politicians be so stupid?
“Must surrender your
arms if someone files a temporary protection order against you” I can
understand this if someone has a violent history but anyone can file a temporary
protection order. If you have no history of violence, your guns shouldn’t be
confiscated until the investigation is complete or you have physical or video
taped evidence.
“No license shall be
issued or renewed except for an applicant (a) twenty-one years of age or older,
provided, however, that where such applicant has been honorably discharged from
the United States army, navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard, or the
national guard of the state of New York, no such age restriction shall apply;” By
the way the law reads you cannot possess a firearm without a license which
using logic tells you there will no longer be any youth hunting, sorry kids.
“S 9.46 REPORTS OF
SUBSTANTIAL RISK OR THREAT OF HARM BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM
"MENTAL HEALTH PROFES SIONAL" SHALL INCLUDE A PHYSICIAN, PSYCHOLOGIST,
REGISTERED NURSE, OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER.” As I said above, if
a Social Worker has a political agenda, and most do, they can take your weapons
away with no cause. I have seen many good Social Workers but I have seen as
many Social Workers intoxicated by power trying to press there agenda instead
of proper procedures.
“The
"two-feature" test bans any gun that is semi-automatic, has a
detachable magazine (in the case of pistols and rifles), and possesses two
features that are commonly associated with military weapons. The
"one-feature" test would ban semi-automatic guns with detachable
magazines that possess one feature commonly associated with military weapons.” Don’t
all semi-automatic hand guns have detachable magazines? This, by the wording in
the law, means all semi-automatic hand guns will be illegal.
“Within one year of
the effective date, all weapons defined as assault weapons under the new
"one-feature" test, as well as weapons grandfathered in under the
original assault weapons ban, must be registered. Current owners of these
banned weapons may transfer the weapons only to a firearms dealer or transfer
to an out of state buyer. All registered owners will be subject to a review of disqualifiers
by the State Police.” So disqualify anyone is at the discretion the State
Police. There is no measure identified within the law as to what can disqualify
a person just it’s at the State Police discretion. By the way the law is
written, the commander of the state police can refuse all transfers and
confiscate your weapons with you loosing all worth.
“Section 48 of the
bill amends the Penal Law to require that every county recertify a gun license
holder's license every five years. Failure to recertify during this five year
period equates to revocation of the license.” When your license is revoked
your weapons are immediately confiscated and if you refuse you can be charged
with a felony which means you can never own a weapon again.
“Direct shipment of
ammunition without a face-to-face transaction prevents a seller from being able
to adequately confirm the identity of a buyer through the in-person inspection
of a valid photo ID.” This is the same state that says you do not require a
“Photo ID” to vote but you do to buy ammunition. The new law also provides a
mechanism to identify individuals who purchase unusually high volumes of
ammunition, either in person or over the internet. If you passed the background
check, why are you doing this? If you do buy more ammunition then their set
limit (which isn’t provided), you are added to an internal tracking list
according to this law.
“Thus private sellers
may transfer a gun only if the buyer has obtained a federal "NICS"
check. Further, dealers must maintain records of private sale background
checks, and private sellers may charge a fee of up to $10 on a transaction.”
Another way to bleed you dry, no reason behind this area.
“Some weapons are so
dangerous and some ammunition devices so lethal that we simply cannot afford to
continue selling them in our state. Assault weapons that have military-style
features unnecessary for hunting and sporting purposes are this kind of
weapon.” The most lethal weapon in anyone’s arsenal of military weapons in
my opinion is the sniper rifle; why, because you never see them coming. Many of
the “military-style features” they point out actually originated in the civilian
world, not the military. My question is who is defining an assault rifle or
these features? I spent most my life in the military and never seen an assault
rifle with a thumb hole in the stock. There is no integrity in what they define
as an assault rifle. There is not one single reasoning behind what they have
chosen, it just what they want to band.
Below are some definitions within the law:
(A) A SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE THAT HAS AN ABILITY TO
ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE AND HAS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
CHARACTERISTICS:
(I) A
FOLDING OR TELESCOPING STOCK;
(II) A PISTOL GRIP THAT PROTRUDES CONSPICUOUSLY
BENEATH THE ACTION OF THE WEAPON;
(III) A
THUMBHOLE STOCK;
(IV)
A SECOND HANDGRIP OR A PROTRUDING GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE NON-TRIGGER
HAND;
(V) A BAYONET MOUNT;
(VI) A
FLASH SUPPRESSOR, MUZZLE BREAK, MUZZLE COMPENSATOR, OR THREADED BARREL DESIGNED
TO ACCOMMODATE A FLASH SUPPRESSOR, MUZZLE BREAK, OR MUZZLE COMPENSATOR;
(B) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC SHOTGUN THAT HAS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:
(I) A
FOLDING OR TELESCOPING STOCK;
(II) A THUMBHOLE STOCK;
(III)
A SECOND HANDGRIP OR A PROTRUDING GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE NON-TRIGGER
HAND;
(IV) A
FIXED MAGAZINE CAPACITY IN EXCESS OF SEVEN ROUNDS;
(V) AN
ABILITY TO ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE; OR
(C) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL THAT HAS AN ABILITY TO ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE AND
HAS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:
(I) A
FOLDING OR TELESCOPING STOCK;
(II) A
THUMBHOLE STOCK;
(III)
A SECOND HANDGRIP OR A PROTRUDING GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE NON-TRIGGER
HAND;
(IV) CAPACITY
TO ACCEPT AN AMMUNITION MAGAZINE THAT ATTACHES TO THE PISTOL OUTSIDE OF THE
PISTOL GRIP;
(V) A THREADED BARREL CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING A BARREL
EXTENDER, FLASH SUPPRESSOR, FORWARD HANDGRIP, OR SILENCER;
(VI) A
SHROUD THAT IS ATTACHED TO, OR PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY ENCIRCLES, THE BARREL
AND THAT PERMITS THE SHOOTER TO HOLD THE FIREARM WITH THE NON-TRIGGER HAND
WITHOUT BEING BURNED;
(VII) A MANUFACTURED WEIGHT OF FIFTY OUNCES
OR MORE WHEN THE PISTOL IS UNLOADED; OR (VIII) A SEMIAUTOMATIC VERSION OF AN
AUTOMATIC RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR FIREARM;
(D) A
REVOLVING CYLINDER SHOTGUN;
(E) A SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE, A SEMIAUTOMATIC SHOTGUN
OR A SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL OR WEAPON DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (V) OF PARAGRAPH
(E) OF SUBDI VISION TWENTY-TWO OF SECTION 265.00 OF THIS CHAPTER
AS ADDED BY CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE OF
THE LAWS OF
TWO THOUSAND AND
OTHERWISE LAWFULLY POSSESSED
PURSUANT TO SUCH CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER
FOURTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR;
(F) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE, A SEMIAUTOMATIC SHOTGUN OR A SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL OR
WEAPON DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A), (B) OR (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
POSSESSED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF
THE CHAPTER OF THE
LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN WHICH ADDED THIS PARAGRAPH;
(G) PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT SUCH TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE:
(I) ANY
RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR
PISTOL THAT (A) IS MANUALLY OPERATED BY BOLT, PUMP, LEVER OR SLIDE
ACTION; (B) HAS BEEN
RENDERED PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE; OR
(C) IS AN
ANTIQUE FIREARM AS
DEFINED IN 18 U.S.C. 921(A) (16);
(II) A SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE THAT CANNOT ACCEPT A
DETACHABLE MAGAZINE THAT HOLDS MORE THAN FIVE ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION;
(III) A SEMIAUTOMATIC SHOTGUN THAT CANNOT HOLD
MORE THAN FIVE ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION IN A FIXED OR DETACHABLE MAGAZINE; OR
(IV) A
RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR PISTOL, OR A REPLICA OR A DUPLICATE THEREOF, SPECIFIED IN
APPENDIX A TO 18 U.S.C. 922 AS SUCH WEAPON WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER
FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED
NINETY-THREE. THE MERE FACT THAT A WEAPON IS NOT LISTED IN APPENDIX A SHALL NOT
BE CONSTRUED TO MEAN THAT SUCH WEAPON IS AN ASSAULT WEAPON;
(V) ANY
WEAPON VALIDLY REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN-A OF SECTION 400.00
OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH WEAPONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH
(H) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
(VI) ANY
FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN THAT WAS MANUFACTURED AT LEAST FIFTY YEARS PRIOR TO
THE CURRENT DATE, BUT NOT INCLUDING REPLICAS THERE
Many of the features especially on the shot gun make it
easier for smaller framed people to handle accurately when defending your
property. Didn’t Joe Biden say use a shotgun? I have only pointed out a few
items in the law but here is the big question. Of the items listed in this law,
would it have stopped what happened at Sandy
Hook Elementary
School? No, why, because criminals do not
obey the law. At Sandy Hook Elementary School you were not allowed by law to bring a gun on school grounds. This law
is a feel good law and does nothing but hinder the rights of the law abiding
gun owners. Kennesaw Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta has the lowest crime rate I could
find in the US, 85% below the national average, it’s also mandatory to own a firearm,
can you show me one city with strict gun laws that can boast anywhere close to their
average? NO!
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