Model39
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
New York State has passed the toughest gun control laws in the country. We here in New York will have to surrender, or sell out of New York State, any magazine which holds more than 7 rounds of ammo within one year or be charged with a misdeamor. *Note* If your pistol's hi-cap magazine can be replaced with a ten round magazine, like during the 1994-2004 ban, and no 7 round magazines are available for it you have three months to get ten rounders, BUT cannot put more than 7 rounds in it or it's a crime. After 3 months no good, it's a crime to get ten rounders. You cannot keep any hi-caps and load them with 7 rounds after a 1 year time frame. They have to be disposed out of state , providing the feds do not make the same NYS restrictions the law of the land. Also for the first time our Pistol Permits (which one has to have in order to even own/possess any handgun) will have to be renewed , Nassau and NYC renew their permits, most NYS counties didn't until now. They were lifetime issued until/unless revoked. Now no Permit, no handguns allowed to be owned/possessed, even if you don't carry a concealed weapon, you will not be allowed to keep your hanguns in your home say for collecting purposes, unless you pay New York State a fee every 5 years.
Assault type rifles according to New York State Laws/definitions (which include Ruger 10/22's, M-1 Garands to name a few) will have to be registered and cannot be sold to anyone inside New York State, and cannot be left to family members after the registered owner's death. It must be turned over to the police in the owner's jurisdiction. Also, nobody can carry more than (1) one spare magazine with them at any time, which again can only carry 7 rounds. (This applies for handguns and long guns)
Ammunition will now require a background check just like those required to purchase firearms, along with the person/store etc, being regisitered by New York State to sell ammunition, and said seller must keep records of all said ammunition sales. **AMMO NOTE** Since no system was setup ahead of time to do ammo purchase checks, all ammo sales have been suspended until such system is setup. The Feds won't do it so now the state is going to have to set up a ammo check department first, and remember all ammunition sellers must get a special license to just sell ammo which I'm sure will take some time and fee $$$$$. There was such a rush to make this law and push it through, that nothing was planned ahead for.
This is just on our New York State level. Whether the federal government will pass similar laws we will know very shortly. Just though you should be aware what has happened here in New York State.
Assault type rifles according to New York State Laws/definitions (which include Ruger 10/22's, M-1 Garands to name a few) will have to be registered and cannot be sold to anyone inside New York State, and cannot be left to family members after the registered owner's death. It must be turned over to the police in the owner's jurisdiction. Also, nobody can carry more than (1) one spare magazine with them at any time, which again can only carry 7 rounds. (This applies for handguns and long guns)
Ammunition will now require a background check just like those required to purchase firearms, along with the person/store etc, being regisitered by New York State to sell ammunition, and said seller must keep records of all said ammunition sales. **AMMO NOTE** Since no system was setup ahead of time to do ammo purchase checks, all ammo sales have been suspended until such system is setup. The Feds won't do it so now the state is going to have to set up a ammo check department first, and remember all ammunition sellers must get a special license to just sell ammo which I'm sure will take some time and fee $$$$$. There was such a rush to make this law and push it through, that nothing was planned ahead for.
This is just on our New York State level. Whether the federal government will pass similar laws we will know very shortly. Just though you should be aware what has happened here in New York State.
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