I have
a state pistol permit.
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — The New York
State pistol permit recertification process has been on the radar of the Niagara County Clerk's Office for roughly a year.
Jan. 31, 2018 was the deadline for New York
State pistol permit holders who received their permit before Jan. 15, 2013 to recertify as required by the New York State SAFE Act.
The pistol permit office is a county office established to administer
the state pistol permit law in Oneida County as required by section 400 of the penal law.
Not exact matches
Gun owners» fear of a Clinton presidency may have helped spur a spike in
pistol permits issued in the Empire
State in 2016, increasing 34 percent from the 2012 presidential election year and rivaling numbers last seen when the SAFE Act passed four years ago.
State police odered his
pistol permit revoked and Lewis was forced to turn the guns over to Amherst Police.
A
State Police spokesperson told YNN's Meg Rossman that documents including
pistol permits were issued to all counties with a David Lewis that fit a specific age range and it's up to the clerks to determine if it's a match.
Jacobs says the site reveals the identities and addresses of hundreds of thousands of
pistol permit holders in New York
State.
County Clerk Adam Bello says there are more than 50,000
pistol permit holders in the county, and based on the New York
State Safe Act, those
permit holders are required to be recertified by
State Police every five years.
The Erie County Clerk's Office processes
Pistol Permits for Erie County residents under terms of applicable New York
State law.
The proposals would end the ban on giving long guns as gifts to relatives and
pistol permit holders, repeal a provision in the law that limits 10 - round magazines to seven rounds and end the requirement for ammunition retailers to register with the
state and provide background checks on customers.
Duffy said
state police will not pursue criminal enforcement if
pistol permit holders do not re-certify by the deadline.
As Robert Freeman, executive director of the New York
State Committee on Open Government, has said in several opinions regarding the disclosure of
pistol permit data beyond names and addresses, «the only instance in which records must be withheld would involve the case in which a statute prohibits disclosure.
Pistol permit holders who wish to apply for privacy from public records searches may now fill out a form found at the Rockland County Clerk's website: http://www.rocklandcountyclerk.com/ Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato told the Rockland County Times he hopes the state ultimately makes pistol permit privacy automatic so the state and counties needn't waste time on -LS
Pistol permit holders who wish to apply for privacy from public records searches may now fill out a form found at the Rockland County Clerk's website: http://www.rocklandcountyclerk.com/ Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato told the Rockland County Times he hopes the
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ELIZABETHTOWN — The recertification process for the
state's 2 million
pistol permit holders is now underway.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tried to pigeonhole Gibson as a Tea Party believer — he campaigned on eliminating the federal departments of education and homeland security, and thinks
pistol permits should be reciprocally recognized among
states the same way a driver's license is — but he stiff - armed the label.
«New York
State is sending these out in waves to
pistol permit holders,» said Essex County Clerk Joe Provoncha.
In New York
State, in order to add or remove
pistols or revolvers from a
pistol permit, the licensing officer (the judge or police commissioner) must approve.
State Police said the agency would not «take criminal enforcement action» against gun owners who unknowingly fail to recertify their
pistol permits by the Jan. 31 deadline.
The law also creates statewide database of
pistol permits with the
State Police, which would not be subject to the state's Freedom of Information
State Police, which would not be subject to the
state's Freedom of Information
state's Freedom of Information Law.
State and county law enforcement say they do not plan to pursue criminal charges against
pistol permit holders who fail to recertify their
permits by Jan. 31.
Three
state legislators Thursday called on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to extend the Jan. 31 SAFE Act deadline for renewing
pistol permits that are more than five years old.
Rockland Clerk Paul Piperato has said he wants the
state to make
pistol permits private by default, so as to save time and money.
This week, Saratoga County Board of Supervisors» Law and Finance committee advanced a measure proposed by County Clerk Craig Hayner and Sheriff Michael Zurlo to remove the Saratoga County seal from
state - issued letters to county residents requesting
pistol permit renewals.
But records provided by
state police indicate that in Ulster County
pistol permit renewals are lagging behind the number of licensed handgun owners.
«Both (former
State Police Superintendent Harry) Corbitt and (Maj. Charles) Day (commanding officer of the executive services detail) testified that, sometime after Paterson became Governor and prior to the events of October 31, 2009, Johnson sought to obtain a
pistol permit through the
State Police.»
Because of provisions in the NY SAFE Act,
pistol permit holders who received their
permit prior to January 15, 2013 must re-certify with the New York
State Police by January 31st, 2018.
Erie County Legislator Joseph Lorigo sent a letter on Jan. 16, 2013 to Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant requesting that the Legislature hold a special session to act on his resolution that requests Erie County Clerk Christopher L. Jacobs withhold the names of
pistol permit holders in Erie County from public release until the New York
State Judicial System thoroughly reviews and rules on freedom of information requests pertaining to gun
permit holders.
WHEREAS, the
State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of the County of Chautauqua and the names of the offices of the Chautauqua County Sheriff and the Chautauqua County Clerk in
pistol permit recertification notices; and
The county Legislature recently voted 13 - 2, with two absentees, to oppose the use of the Herkimer County seal or logo in connection to the
pistol permit recertification put in place by the
state's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act.
, agencies of the
State of New York have expressed their intention to issue
pistol permit recertification notices utilizing the seals of the respective counties of residence of
pistol permit holders, and
The group of officials indicated support for a
state law prohibiting the publication of
pistol permit information.
State Police last month began mailing
pistol permit recertification letters to handgun owners.
WHEREAS, in discussions the
state has indicated an interest in using the Cortland County Seal and the names of the offices of the Cortland County Sheriff and Cortland County Clerk in
pistol permit recertification notices; and
WHEREAS, in recent discussions the
State has indicated an interest in using the Madison County Seal and the names of the offices of Madison County Sheriff and Madison County Clerk in
pistol permit recertification notices, and
Whereas, in recent discussions, the
State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of Schoharie County and the names of the offices of the Schoharie County Sheriff in
pistol permit recertification notices, and
WHEREAS, in recent discussions the
State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of each County and the names of the offices of the County Sheriff and County Clerk in
pistol permit re-certification notices, and
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At the meeting of the Chemung County Legislature on January 13th, the legislature passed the following resolution objecting to the use of Chemung County's Seal or Logo on the
State website associated with
pistol permit re-certification and / or the NY SAFE ACT of 2013.
«In recent discussions, the
state has indicated an interest in using the Seal of Ontario County and the names of the offices of the Ontario County Sheriff and Ontario County Clerk in
pistol permit recertification notices,» the resolution notes, adding that the sheriff and county clerk «have voiced their strong objection to this request and suggestion.»
County supervisors followed the lead of others around upstate New York who have requested that
State Police not use county letterheads or seals when sending out paperwork to handgun owners to renew their
pistol permits.
The Livingston County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Wednesday opposing the
state's use of the county seal on any correspondence related to the New York SAFE Act sent to
pistol permit holders.
WHEREAS, by its own terms, the NY SAFE Act requires the New York
State Police to administer the recertification process for
pistol licenses and to send out a notice to such license holders, and it is the understanding of this Onondaga County Legislature that some agencies of the
State of New York have expressed the intention to issue
pistol permit recertification notices utilizing the seals of the respective counties of residence of
pistol permit holders, including seals and identification marks belonging to Onondaga County; and
WHEREAS, agencies of the
State of New York have expressed their intention to issue
pistol permit recertification notices utilizing the seals of the respective counties of residence of
pistol permit holders, and
Dutchess County is telling New York
state it can't use the county seal on letters being sent to county residents who hold
pistol permits.
A bill introduced in the
state Assembly would repeal numerous elements of the gun control legislation, including the five - year
pistol permit recertification requirement, restrictions on firearms transfers and statutes pertaining to mental health.
«We received an email from the
State Police notifying us that as of mid-September, only a little over 5,000 individual
pistol permit holders had recertified in Niagara County,» he said.
State Police in Albany who monitor the act's mental health provision, under which medical professionals are supposed to alert authorities if a patient could be harmful to himself or others, sent a notification to the Erie County clerk's office to pull the
pistol permit of a 35 - year - old librarian named Lewis and take away his seven guns.
While most
pistol permits are approved by judges in this
state, there is precedent for police officials to take on the duty.
The move comes out of concern that
state officials plan to have letters sent to
pistol permit holders that bear both the
state seal and the county seal, in an effort to ease the minds of
permit holders, said County Clerk James Griffith.