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Why Does Rochester NY Councilwoman Scott Continue Promoting Failed Gun Buy Backs
Nonsense such as this, along with Mayor Warren’s support of the failed SAFE Act, are the reason the City has seen a dramatic spike in shootings…
New York City Firearm Application Procedure For Unrestricted Concealed Gun License
Warning in advance that this article is long. But it reflects the convoluted and infinitely complex, privacy invading, application that is NYC’s way of restricting a natural right…
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Bans on America’s Most Popular Rifles and Magazines
If any further evidence were necessary of what’s at stake with the 2016 general election, a ruling issued today by the U.S. District Court for the Second Circuit should provide it.
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Comment on NYSRPA v Cuomo Win
The Court upheld Judge Skretney’s decision that the seven round magazine limit was an arbitrary number and unconstitutional limit.
Concealed Carry Road Trip: The Universal Concealed Handgun License
In this series, we illustrate the travails encountered by one individual as he attempts to secure a number of concealed handgun carry licenses from multiple jurisdictions to protect his life…
Handgun ban? Fuggedaboutit! Nassau County DA Lifts Unconstitutional Restriction
Last week, law professor and Washington Post blogger Eugene Volokh, exposed how the District Attorney’s Office in Nassau County, New York, was unconstitutionally prohibiting its prosecutors from…..
Witless for the Prosecution: New York DA Forces Staff to Forgo 2nd Amendment Rights
Madeline Singas, Acting District Attorney for Nassau County, New York, is a hypocrite.
NY Prosecutor Gun Ban Indicative of Wider Intent
Occupation-based gun bans create an opportunity for a dangerous slippery slope.
Cartoonish Call for More ATF Funding Disregards Bureau Time-to-Crime Stats
But the real crux of the matter is in the time-to-crime number … The New York average is 14.8 years. Compare that to the national average of 10.88 years.
Federal Court Finds Due Process Violation in NY County’s Confiscated Gun Policy
Last week, a federal court ruled that the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department could not rely on its “retention policy” to keep guns seized from a woman without providing her with a due process hearing.
2015 IBO World Championship
At the recent IBO World Championship held in Ellicottville, NY this past weekend seven members of the Carbon Express Pro Staff received special recognition for their outstanding performances this…
Understanding The Second Amendment – Published by the New York BAR
Understanding The Second Amendment is both good legal analysis and a proper role for a bar association to play: educating the profession and the public about what U.S. law requires..
NY Democrat Barbara Fiala Stands with Bloomberg’s Gun Ban Group
Barabara Fiala is listed as a member of County Executives Against Illegal Guns, an organization whose goal is to prohibit the private ownership of common firearms..
A Gun at Risk: The Criminal’s Advantage
Most Americans, by now, who keep abreast of the news, especially in matters concerning their inalienable right to keep and bear arms as codified in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution…
Firing Blanks on Ammunition Law Deal?
Gun rights advocates may recall that New York’s “SAFE Act” was passed only 24 hours after it was introduced, with no debate or public scrutiny, and with Governor Cuomo signing the bill an hour…..
Increase In Syracuse Shootings Prove So-Called SAFE Act A Public Policy Failure
Legislators who voted for the New York SAFE Act should admit their mistake, says New York State Rifle & Pistol Association.
Ammunition Background Checks Suspended in New York State
Background checks for ammunition purchases, a centerpiece in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2013 SAFE Act, have been scrapped for now…
Cuomo Blinks – Giant Step Forward Toward Repeal of the New York SAFE Act
The SAFE Act ammunition database and background check has been stopped by a signed AGREEMENT between Governor Cuomo and State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan…
Meopta Hires Matthew Parente as Product Specialist
Meopta USA has hired Matthew Parente as its second product specialist in the company’s New York office.
Former Gov. Pataki Says; ‘It Is Illegal To Bring A Gun Across State Lines’..WTF?
What the heck is George talking about? In fact a federal law, known as the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, states that just the opposite it true…
New York 2015 Legislative Session Adjourns
On Thursday, June 25, the New York Legislature adjourned from its 2015 Legislative Session.
A Measly 23,847 Resister Guns Under NY SAFE Act, Millions More DO NOT COMPLY
The number of individuals who registered their guns is 24,000 and many of these are law-enforcement officials mandated to comply by their department…
NY State Senators Ortt, Panepinto Pass SAFE Act Reforms
State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-C-I-North Tonawanda, joined his Senate Republican colleagues in successfully passing a series of reforms to the controversial NY-SAFE Act Monday…
Legislation Proposes $60 Million for Anti-Gun Research
NRA F-rated Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation to authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to give $60 million of the…..
Two Year Rise In Shootings Prove New York’s SAFE Act Not Working
Time for legislators to have an honest discussion about New York gun laws..
Fight Continues in New York Against SAFE Act and Dozens of Other Anti-Gun Bills
Lawmakers are entering the final weeks of the 2015 legislative session in Albany, and NRA continues to focus its efforts on the partial and/or complete repeal of the SAFE Act.
Mohawk Arms to Hold Auction in Bouckville, NY Gallery/Online; Auction #73; June 26-27
A mid-19th century American Plains Indian pipe tomahawk in overall very good condition, with a nice aged patina, is an expected top lot at Mohawk Arms’ Auction #73, online soon…..
Supreme Court Says Convicted Felons Can Sell Their Guns
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that the government can’t prevent a convicted felon who is barred from possessing firearms from trying to sell his guns after they are confiscated by…………
Otis Technology Factory Tour
Rain pelted the windshield as my truck buzzed through the overcast clouds which encased the foothills to the Adirondack mountains on my way to tour the Otis Technology factory…