The attorney general's office developed the guidelines after an investigation in 2011 found that private sales
at gun shows often occurred without legally mandated background checks.
In the meantime, a state lawmaker from the county has introduced legislation to ban
gun shows on public property.
The new federal guidance aims to narrow the so - called «
gun show loophole» that allows some purchases without a background check.
They are often purchased out - of - state at gun shops and
gun shows with weak gun control laws and procedures.
Why would a woman want to see «the
big gun show» in a mirror selfie?
Instead, it should issue a statement that we are lucky to live in a state where, because of strict laws,
gun shows pose no threat to public safety.
The vendors
at gun shows are already required to run background checks same as when they are at their places of business.
The «
gun show loophole» is incredibly irresponsible, and needs to be closed immediately.
«This is not a restriction on
gun shows in the entire county, but rather just on public land.»
In accordance with the march, we have visited our state capital along with the nation's capital to urge congressman to support a ban on assault weapons and high - capacity magazines, and to advocate for strict universal background checks including
closing gun show loopholes.
Citizens turned up the heat Wednesday on Saratoga Springs City Center, pressing officials to prove that the group
holding gun shows there is properly insured.
Democratic Members of the Board of Legislators were joined at a press conference Monday afternoon by Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, Paul Yanovsky from the Newtown Action Alliance, as well as numerous advocates to call on the successful implementation of the ban
of gun shows on County property.
Wintemute has pushed the bounds of research, going undercover
into gun shows with a hidden camera to document how people often sidestep the law when purchasing weapons.
If the penalties were repealed, the mayor of Pompano Beach wants to
regulate gun shows at public facilities.
Schneiderman has solicited agreements with
gun show operators around the state who pledged to follow his enforcement procedures.
Specifically, the bill seeks to eliminate the possibility of
hosting gun shows at the Westchester County Center, which Democrats say promotes a toxic gun culture in the county.
The Post-Star's editorial blasts a push to ban
gun shows from Saratoga Springs as unfair and unjustified.
In Washington, profirearm organizations,
gun show organizers and others rallied for noncompliance.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer took some shots at Mayor Bloomberg's undercover
gun show sting in her state during an appearance with Fox's Greta Van Sustern.
The Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee should reconsider the stand it has taken
against gun shows.
The show is poised to net $ 29,000, according to representative from the county Parks Department, and there are currently no
other gun shows scheduled for this year.
Tuesday's discussion over the proposed legislation, which will be debated by the full 17 - member board on Jan. 9, was prompted by an upcoming
gun show scheduled at the Westchester County Center for Jan. 20 - 22; the occurrence of which, according to Democratic lawmakers, was only made apparent to them in the days preceding the new year.
Bipartisan support and public input has reinvigorated a Democratic initiative looking to tighten control
over gun shows countywide, after a veto from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, derailed a potential ban last month.
The Shooter's Committee on Political Education (SCOPE) of New York says that the recent raids on
gun shows by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the subsequent legislation proposed by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are not entirely legitimate.
This so -
called gun show loophole, which also applies to mail - order purchases and other transactions, allows firearms deals between individuals in the same state to go essentially unmonitored.
Organizers of an
annual gun show in Albany say they are seeing bigger crowds this year, due to the recent changes to New York's gun control laws and potential changes at the federal level.
Some of New York State's
largest gun show operators have agreed to new guidelines to restrict illegal sales.
The BOL passed a similar ban on
gun shows last year while Republicans made up a majority of the legislature.
Monday night the Westchester County Legislators will hold a hearing and vote on a bill to ban all
future gun shows on county - owned property.
Last night, the Saratoga Springs city council passed a non-binding resolution urging exhibitors at an
upcoming gun show to refrain from selling weapons similar to those used in the Newtown shootings.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, has signed a bill into law that would
prevent gun shows from being held on county - owned property.
This
new gun showed up in the game's E3 trailer, where we saw a player firing buzzsaws at enemies.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain, Associate Editor of the Times Union,
about gun shows in Saratoga Springs and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's announcement of funding for the Albany Skyway project.
Shortly after the mass shooting that took 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, two
weekend gun shows are opening their doors to buyers and sellers in Hollywood and Miami.
Fort Lauderdale will not be banning the sale of assault - style weapons at War Memorial
Auditorium gun shows.
We want to know what readers think of
regular gun shows at the War Memorial Auditorium.
Schneiderman also distanced himself from Cuomo while discussing his efforts to tighten enforcement of background checks and gun sales at
gun shows around the state.
hi, my name is daniel, might not talk much but i like to go out and have a good time
like gun shows, baseball games, like watching movies, love animals stuff like that when i can afford it,
However, most firearms are sold at gun shops or
gun shows rather than at major chains, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
His main reform is to close a loophole that lets occasional, unlicensed gun dealers like online and
gun show retailers dodge background checks for gun buyers.
Since when does making it harder to purchase a gun halt you from getting your monthly magazines and going to gun shows??
The Toomey - Manchin proposal would expand background checks to internet sales and
gun shows while maintaining exceptions for family and friends, as long as there's no online posting.
Gun control activists are fighting to end Del
Mar gun shows by claiming such shows are not «healthy» for the area's community.
It's understaffed and underfunded, and there are ways to get around it by buying a gun at largely
unregulated gun shows or online.
People do not go to school to be killed or be scared... In Arkansas they have
gun shows all the time and you can just walk in there and get a gun.