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.
Not exact matches
Rebecca Fischer, executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, said she is not surprised that
pistol permits spiked after the SAFE Act, which
included a broader ban on assault weapons and requires
pistol -
permit holders to re-certify every five years.
Those elements
include the five - year recertification requirement for
pistol permits and restrictions on transferring firearms to family members as part of an estate.
Among the provisions
included in the SAFE Act was a requirement that
pistol permit holders renew the
permits every five years.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Highlights of a Safe Act informational forum this afternoon
include the fact that Onondaga County has taken considerable steps recently to expedite the
pistol permit process, and that a federal lawsuit is being filed challenging the mental health provisions of the law.
You will need to
include an $ 8.00 check payable to the Erie County
Pistol Permit Department, as well as a $ 5.00 check payable to the county where you will be transferring your
permit records.
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
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.
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.