Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant says he would rather protect the privacy and safety of county residents than comply with the request
for pistol permit holder information.
Now it's joined the chorus in not using the county or sheriff's seal or letterhead on any application
for pistol permit recertification as part of the SAFE Act's implementation.
The number of people looking
for a pistol permit has spiked in Cortland County.
A western New York lawmaker wants to extend the deadline
for pistol permit recertification under the SAFE Act.
The deadline
for pistol permit recertification in New York has passed, leaving possibly thousands of gun owners with permits that are no longer valid, though law enforcement officials have already said they won't be pursuing criminal charges against these individuals.
Effective immediately, those wishing to apply
for a pistol permit will need to schedule an appointment.
Erie County Clerk Michael P. Kearns» Effective Immediately: NEW PROCESS
FOR PISTOL PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Those elements include the five - year recertification requirement
for pistol permits and restrictions on transferring firearms to family members as part of an estate.
The demand
for pistol permits following passage of the new gun law, championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of 2012's Sandy Hook massacre, led county lawmakers to expand the list of judges authorized to issue pistol permits from three to eight.
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This version, if approved, would repeal numerous key provisions of the law in Upstate New York and Long Island, including the five - year recertification requirement
for pistol permits, restrictictions on the transfer of gun ownership to family members and the law's definition of an assault weapon.
Not exact matches
According to TideSports.com, Alabama star senior outside linebacker Tim Williams was arrested early Thursday morning
for carrying a
pistol without a
permit.
EAST AURORA, N.Y. — There's roughly three weeks to go until the January 31 deadline
for people who received their
pistol permits more than five years ago to recertify.
The sheriff's office handles landlord - tenant disputes and eviction and oversees the
pistol -
permit process
for residents of the five East End towns.
The Erie County Clerk's Office processes
Pistol Permits for Erie County residents under terms of applicable New York State law.
He said he's not alone and that several of his colleagues are signing up
for pistol training and will be pursuing their concealed carry
permit.
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.
Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant said he would defy a request
for information about
pistol permit holders from the White Plains, New York - based Journal News, which has come under criticism
for publishing thousands of such identities already.
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 state ultimately makes
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I needed to take the time to write you and thank you
for your continued support regarding the irresponsible journalism and extremely poor decision the Journal News made in making public the interactive map of
pistol permits holders in Rockland County.
Zebrowski's bill (A09084) will allow
pistol permit holders to temporarily transfer
pistols to another
permit holder
for up to 30 days.
«This bill safely allows
for the temporary transfer of
pistols between
pistol permit holders.
ELIZABETHTOWN — The recertification process
for the state's 2 million
pistol permit holders is now underway.
They (the
pistol permit holders of NYS) never got involved in a massacre, but we got to punish them
for what some punk did on the street with an illegal handgun.
Any Erie County residents who want to apply
for a new
pistol permit need to schedule an appointment with the Erie County Clerk's Office, not just drop in.
An arrest does not automatically mean a gun owner loses their
pistol permit in New York, which was highlighted when a police officer was arrested
for second - degree harassment when he pointed his own gun at a person in a bar.
A little known section of the New York SAFE Act — the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 — is causing big headaches
for some upstate county officials who oversee
pistol permits.
According to County Clerk Elizabeth Larkin from November 1st to December 14th her office received 108 applications
for new
pistol permits.
[Update 1/2/13 — Putnam County officials have since announced their intention to not comply with the Journal News» request
for the names and addresses of
pistol permit holders]
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.
It consists of
pistol permit applicants, license applicants such as bus drivers and those arrested
for lesser crimes.
It is legal
for a gun owner with a valid
pistol permit to openly carry and display a firearm under Connecticut law.
Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum's call last week
for licensed
pistol permit holders to begin carrying their weapons in the name of public safety has opened a public debate on «concealed carry» and the system used to vet and license handgun owners.
Dear RC Times Editor, I needed to take the time to write you and thank you
for your continued support regarding the irresponsible journalism and extremely poor decision the Journal News made in making public the interactive map of
pistol permits holders in Rockland County.
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.
However, with the deadline
for re-certification fast approaching, I do not want to see any citizen lose their
pistol permit because they did not re-certify their license.
The measure, carried by Senator Jim Seward, would do four things: Repeal a requirement — which has yet to be implemented — requiring background checks on people buying ammunition; make it easier
for people to will banned «assault weapons» to family members; provide notification and an appeals process
for people identified as a mental health risk; and restrict some data on
pistol permits.
Day's planks focused mainly on law enforcement exemptions and asked
for a clearer definition of the term «assault weapon,» while Sparaco's additional planks rebuked the seven - round limit
for a magazine, mandatory record - keeping
for all ammunition purchases, the required renewal of
pistol permits every five years, and many other parts of the bill.
The group of officials indicated support
for a state law prohibiting the publication of
pistol permit information.
WHEREAS, there will be significant financial and time impact to the law - abiding gun owners who will now have to renew their
pistol permits every 5 years at a cost, and significant financial and time impact to the Counties if they are mandated to become responsible
for the 5 year re-certification process; and
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, 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
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/
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 sheriff's office is notified whenever a
pistol permit holder is arrested
for a crime and their
permit is then brought before a judge
for the review and a determination on a suspension, said Det. Jon Seeber, a spokesman
for the sheriff's office.
«I could not live with myself if one Putnam
pistol permit holder was put in harm's way,
for the sole purpose of selling newspapers.»
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.
While most
pistol permits are approved by judges in this state, there is precedent
for police officials to take on the duty.
Any
pistol permit holder who wishes
for his records to be private must fill out a form and have it processed through a court.
It'll be about a month before new software replaces the index cards Onondaga County Sheriff's deputies now use to process
pistol permits, and start to make a dent in the wait
for a
permit hearing.