New York –-(Ammoland.com)- In a recent online interview for a email newsletter called “The Skimm” Former Gov. George Pataki (R-NY), when asked about Gun Control was quoted as saying;
“It is illegal to bring a gun across state lines, and yet it happens all the time, and I don’t understand why the federal government is not doing far more to prevent that.”
What the heck is George talking about? In fact just the opposite it true.
From the NRA Guide To The Interstate Transportation Of Firearms: (found here)
“A provision of the federal law known as the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, or FOPA, protects those who are transporting firearms for lawful purposes from local restrictions which would otherwise prohibit passage.
Under FOPA, notwithstanding any state or local law, a person is entitled to transport a firearm from any place where he or she may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he or she may lawfully possess and carry it, if the firearm is unloaded and locked out of reach. In vehicles without a trunk, the unloaded firearm must be in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. Ammunition that is either locked out of reach in the trunk or in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console is also covered.
Travelers should be aware that some state and local governments treat this federal provision as an “affirmative defense” that may only be raised after an arrest. All travelers in areas with restrictive laws would be well advised to have copies of any applicable firearm licenses or permits, as well as copies or printouts from the relevant jurisdictions’ official publications or websites documenting pertinent provisions of law (including FOPA itself) or reciprocity information. In the event of an unexpected or extended delay, travelers should make every effort not to handle any luggage containing firearms unnecessarily and to secure it in a location where they do not have ready access to it.”
It seems New York state’s Mr Pataki needs to sit down with his handlers and bone up on the basic laws surrounding lawful gun ownership before he ‘shoots from the hip’ to the rest of middle America in his quest to be the next Republican president.
CRAZY OLD MAN
The 2nd sentence scares me more than the rest of the statement. Who decides my or your mental health condition? Have you ever yelled at someone? Denied. Ever said homosexuality is wrong. Denied. Ever written your congress critter and said they are wrong and a dumbass? Denied. Ever had to take pain killers for chronic pain? Denied. Ever in the military? Denied. Ever used any kind of racial pejorative? Denied. Ever said that the .Government is just plain wrong? Denied. Do you understand now? That is what a mental health preventative service could be. Ever sounded paranoid on an internet… Read more »
He is just a typical anti-gun Rino. Didn’t he sign some anti-gun laws when he was governor? In any event he should NOT be considered for president. We don’t need a RINO they are losers.
This clown is talking out of his ass, his mouth knows better.
Simple solution to New York’s stupidity is just don’t go there. I haven’t been there in many, many years and don’t plan to EVER go back.
Yell all you want, until Congress passes a law with teeth that will have mandatory jail time for any law enforcement officer who violates Federal Law and mandatory fines and monetary reimbursement, to the person arrested, this will continue.