Syracuse, NY — At 6:45 p.m., the last few dozen people were still waiting to get through security to attend a 6 p.m. meeting at the Onondaga County Courthouse about the new New York law that restricts certain
types of gun ownership.
Not exact matches
When my convention starts, if people I don't agree with are organized and motivated, many state delegations could be packed with people who want to alter so «ONLY Corporations And Fetuses are People,» «Private
gun ownership of any
type of Firearm is an Inalienable Right» and «Citizens must Show a Positive Net Worth
of at least 500,000 US Dollars in order to be allowed to vote.»
So while certain
types of guns can be banned (and they are), the state is powerless to ban
ownership outright unless an individual is a convicted criminal or is mentally defective, etc..
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
They were asked what
types of guns they owned; reasons for
ownership (protection, recreation, as collector's items); their attitudes on
gun policies, such as bans, arming teachers and violence against the government; and the sources
of violence, ranging from God's absence in public schools to media violence to insufficient mental health screening and background checks.