Albion, New York – -(Ammoland.com)- Joseph Palumbo, co-owner of the Albion Gun Shop, released information today that New York State Police officers from the Narcotics Enforcement Unit demanded the shop’s release of all customers who purchased New York SAFE Act compliant rifles under threat of a warrantless SWAT Team Raid.
Since the passing of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (S.A.F.E.) Act, the New York State Troopers Narcotics Enforcement Unit has been delegated to enforce the S.A.F.E. Act and to handle all matters pertaining to the S.A.F.E. Act.
This unit has visited Mr. Palumbo on several occasions, disrupting his business, to see that Mr. Palumbo is compliant with the S.A.F.E. act provisions for licensed gun shops owners.
“The New York State Police told me that my guns were NY S.A.F.E. compliant. The chief of the Medina police told me my rifles were NY S.A.F.E. compliant and in fact purchased one of the guns from my shop.” James D. Tresmond, attorney for the Albion Gun Shop, raised the possibility of entrapment. “My client disclosed to me that he would not have sold these rifles to the general public had they not been approved by the New York Division of State Police”
Meanwhile, a confidential informant from within the state police released an email from New York State Police Division Counsel Kevin Bruen which insinuates that police department itself cannot understand the S.A.F.E. Act itself. The email, which was a response to a state trooper’s inquiry as to whether modified rifles were New York S.A.F.E. compliant. Division Counsel ordered that “a court would have to rule on the legality of these rifles”.
“The New York S.A.F.E. Act is being enforced arbitrarily on a case by case basis,” Tresmond said. “That amounts to unconstitutional vagueness under the Supreme Court’s Morales standard, and the law should be enjoined for that reason alone.”
Mr. Palumbo, concerned that his license to sell firearms in New York may be affected by recent solicitation by the New York State Trooper Narcotics Enforcement Unit, has retained Tresmond Law to represent him in all legal matters concerning any possible investigation or litigation made by the New York State Narcotics Enforcement Unit regarding his business. Mr. Palumbo opened up the Albion Gun Shop in 2012 and it is through this business that he makes his livelihood.
The Albion Gun Shop intends to take immediate legal action tomorrow morning to remedy this problem.
We will post updates as they become available.
May G-D guide us in what ever path we take. I may not be prepared but I will STAND! I am in NYC. All of this trouble comes from this rotten apple. The battle must be in NYC first. If we stand here the Ruling Class will probably will say something like, did you see that? They aren’t listening to us. The slaves are rebelling. We need more thugs to lock them all up. Raise the taxes and hire more cops. If we can get a demonstration with about 10,000 and we all bring a brick, then not comply. We… Read more »
Leave as soon as you can that’s what I did. I took all my gun with me. If no one is working in the state there will be no way to support Cuomo’s stormtroppers.
Cops are not regular citizens just like you and I. A retired cop is not bothered by 7 or 10 shot magazine limits. It is part of the SAFE Act to excuse the rules for them. A retired cop can carry in any state they want. It says on their pistol permit “retired Police Officer”. They are not in the same sinking ship the rest of us are from the SAFE Act. If they were they would be more vocal and critical of it they “regular” citizens which ARE you and I.
Does this business owner need financial assistance with his legal costs? If so, an online fundraiser should be started for him. There are a number of crowdsourcing sites. I’m not a NY resident, so someone there should step up and start this.
I wonder how much 4473 data the ATF sends over to the NSA? Maybe they already share their database?
The good little commies of NY state will knuckle under for Big Brother Cuomo. Just like in California. Keep voting Democrat NY! Soon you will all be slaves…
We were assured by the anti-gun politicians that the 4473 forms would be kept by the gun dealers and they’d never be used to create a national gun registry, and they’d never be used to confiscate firearms. We can tell they’re lying because their lips are moving. The records kept by the FFLs ARE a distributed national firearms registry, and the BATFE is making life hell for small gun dealers like Mr. Palumbo because they’d much prefer to have far fewer larger FFLs, largely because they can more easily compel the larger FFLs to do their bidding by threatening to… Read more »
https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/09/03/gun-shop-owner-says-hes-been-forced-to-turn-over-165-customer-records-why-he-fears-door-to-door-confiscation-could-be-next/
CUomo is going before I am………….. Folks, another really good reason to make the time to vote in November. 40% of the eligible voters in this state are libtard Democrat in the ny city AREA. THIS MEANS IN ORDER TO EXPUNGE THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION OF THE Cockroach living there, the REST of the state must vote
sieg heil!