-LSB-...] do not reply to the Journal News» FOIL request
for gun permit holders names and addresses.
Officials in nearby Putnam County have said the NY SAFE Act requires they do not reply to the Journal News» FOIL request
for gun permit holders names and addresses.
County Clerk Dennis Sant in nearby Putnam has refused to comply with the Journal News» FOIL request
for gun permit holders, citing public safety concerns.
Not exact matches
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.
Publishing the home address of
gun permit holders raises privacy and safety concerns
for both
gun owners and non-
gun owners alike.»
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for names of
gun permit holders ReutersWhere The Journal News went -LSB-...]
Thousands of registered
gun permit holders are trying to get their names removed from the public record, a daunting task
for local officials.
The various pieces of legislation championed by New York Legislators
for Gun Violence Prevention would strengthen background checks, close loopholes
for out - of - state
gun permit holders, prevent those convicted of certain domestic violence offenses from buying
guns, among other measures.
WHEREAS, while there are some areas of the legislation that the Cortland County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc. finds encouraging the strengthening of Kendra's law and Mark's law, as well as privacy protections
for certain of pistol
permit holders, many other provision do little more than negatively impact lawful
gun owners; and
WHEREAS, while there are some areas of the legislation that the Orleans County Legislature finds encouraging, such as addressing glaring shortcomings in the mental health system, the strengthening of Kendra's Law and Mark's law, as well as privacy protections
for certain pistol
permit holders, by - and - large, we find the legislation does little more than negatively impact lawful
gun ownership; and
The importance of this statutory prohibition in the SAFE Act is to allow
gun permit holders and applicants
for licenses to have a fair opportunity to request an exemption from the release of their names and addresses from the application before it becomes a public record.