-LSB-...] the names and addresses of
gun permit owners and publishing them suddenly is out of a job.
«Resolved that the Orangetown Town Board condemns The Journal - News for publishing the names and addresses of legal
gun permit owners in Rockland County,» the motion drafted by Morr read.
Not exact matches
The massacres by a few crazies are truly tragedies, but millions and millions of law abiding,
permit carrying
gun owners have not shot anyone.
The newspaper recently published the names and addresses of area
permit - carrying
gun owners obtained from a Freedom of Information Law request.
The newspaper continues to meddle with
gun owner information, recently winning a round in separate lawsuits against Putnam and Rockland County, seeking the release of information pertaining to the identity of local
permit holders.
Currently
gun owners are not
permitted to transfer weapons and as a result must leave their pistols at their own homes when they leave on vacation or go out of town.
Publishing the home address of
gun permit holders raises privacy and safety concerns for both
gun owners and non-
gun owners alike.»
Pistol
permits in New York increased last year, fueled by fears from
gun owners stemmed from a Clinton victory leading to new restrictions.
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 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permits that are no longer valid, though law enforcement officials have already said they won't be pursuing criminal charges against these individuals.
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.
I will venture a guess that not one
permit / handgun
owner on either of the published maps will engage in any
gun - related shenanigans aimed at the paper.
Cuomo's proposal comes a week after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow
owners of concealed - carry
permits to transport their
guns into any other state, even if those states have more restrictive
permitting laws.
Six Democrats voted for the so - called reciprocity measure, which would allow a
gun owner with the proper
permit in any state to carry a concealed firearm to another state where it is also legal.
The Rockland County Times has confirmed that the Journal News daily newspaper has requested from Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties a complete list of
gun owners who did not file «opt out» papers exempting themselves from pistol
permit public records.
It is legal for a
gun owner with a valid pistol
permit to openly carry and display a firearm under Connecticut law.
Scott - Childress's resolution also takes a shot at U.S. Rep. John Faso's vote in favor of federal concealed carry «reciprocity» legislation that would allow
gun owners from states with lax
gun laws to legally carry firearms in states like New York with much tougher standards for issuing concealed carry
permits.
Thousands of Ulster County
gun owners may be walking around with invalid pistol
permits after a deadline passed to renew the documents.
The anonymity exemption, which requires
gun owners to provide a reason they wish to remain out of the public record, is a response to the controversy that followed the Journal News» publication last month of the names and addresses of over 33 thousand hand
gun permit holders in Rockland and Westchester counties, north of New York City.
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Rockland County Times has confirmed that the Journal News daily newspaper has requested from Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties a complete list of
gun owners who did not file «opt out» papers exempting themselves from pistol
permit public records.
Sheriff Michael Zurlo said he's been in conversation with
gun club
owners and pistol
permit holders in Saratoga County to establish the unrestricted
permit program.
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permit holders in the Rockland and Westchester counties, unexpectedly causing an international backlash from
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The board also formally denied the state permission to use the Fulton County seal or the seal of its sheriff's department, for «purposes of correspondence with legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or any other purpose» associated with the new Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013, or SAFE Act.
: That the Oneida County Board of Legislators does hereby deny the State of New York and other external entities permission to use the name, letterhead, address or seal of the County of Oneida for purposes of correspondence with or notices to legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with implementation or exercise of the NY SAFE Act, and be it further
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
RESOLVED, that the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors denies the State of New York permission to use the Name, Seal of the County or any other likeness of it, Sheriff's Office Logo, letterhead or address for purposes of correspondence with legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or any other purpose associated with the SAFE ACT, and it be further
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Schuyler County Legislature denies the State of New York permission to use the name, Seal of the County of Schuyler, letter head or address for purposes of correspondence with legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit re-certification or for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act, and
WHEREAS, requiring law - abiding
gun owners to verify ownership of certain types of firearms every five years, in addition to registering them on their
permits, which now also must be renewed every 5 years, does not increase the safety of the public and is unnecessarily burdensome to the residents of New York State; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Madison County Board of Supervisors denies the State of New York permission to use the name, seal of the County, letter head or address for purposes of corresponding with legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act; and
The resolution «denies the State of New York permission to use the name, letterhead, address, logo or seal of the County of Livingston, the Livingston County Sheriff and the Livingston County Clerk for purposes of correspondence with or notices to legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or for any other purposes associated with the SAFE Act,» according to the resolution text.
RESOLVED, that this Onondaga County Legislature denies the State of New York and its agencies permission to use the name, letterhead, address, seal and any other mark identifying an Onondaga County official for any purpose, including, but not limited to, correspondence with legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act and its enforcement; and, be it further
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
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cortland County Legislature denies the State of New York permission to use its name, Seal of the County, letterhead or address for purposed of correspondence with legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act; and
RESOLVED, that the NYSACC Western Region County Clerks representing Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming Counties deny the State of New York State Police permission to use the Name, Seal of the County, letterhead or address for purposes of correspondence with or notices to legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act, and be it further.
Lewis County legislators unanimously passed a resolution denying the state the use of the Lewis County name, seal, letterhead and address for the purposes of any correspondence with legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or for any other purposes associated with the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act.
RESOLVED: That the Oneida County Board of Legislators does hereby deny the State of New York and other external entities permission to use the name, letterhead, address or seal of the County of Oneida for purposes of correspondence with or notices to legal and registered
gun owners regarding
permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with implementation or exercise of the NY SAFE Act, and be it further
Regulations in NY SAFE, the new
gun control law passed this week by the state of New York, preclude the release of
gun permit information for a 120 - period, allowing
gun -
owners to request a privacy exemption.
The SAFE Act bans magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, and doesn't
permit gun owners putting more than seven bullets in magazines.
Otsego County has become one of the first counties in New York to tell the state it does not want its official seal used on a New York State Police web site being created to help
gun owners comply with a new mandate that they renew their county - issued pistol
permits.
Ulster County Sheriff Paul J Van Blarcum was the first New York State Sheriff to issue a public request urging legal
gun owners who have a conceal pistol carry
permit to take the initiative and carry their firearms whenever possible.
Both he and Howard say the current hodgepodge of
gun laws across the country put law abiding pistol
permit owners in jeopardy when they cross state lines.