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Deadline to register ‘assault weapons’ in New York looming (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerNew Yorkers have a choice to make by Tuesday about their newly designated 'assault rifles' as SAFE Act registration requirements kick into effect April 15.
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NY State Police update NY SAFE guide, will not enforce seven-round mag limit
by S.H. BlannelberryThe New York State Police have updated their NY SAFE Act Field Guide to reflect a judge's ruling striking down the 7-round magazine limit, meaning that trooper will no longer enforce that part or the sweeping gun-control law.
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NY gun owners burn registration forms in protest, vow to register nothing
by Chris EgerThis weekend members of the NY2A Grassroots coalition turned nearly a thousand SAFE Act gun registration forms into ash at a protest in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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New York Judge orders gun owners records released, cites SAFE Act
by Chris EgerState Supreme Court Justice Robert Neary Wednesday, citing the SAFE Act, ordered Putnam County to release gun owner information to The Journal News.
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Poll: Majority in NY, NJ, VA support national gun registry
by Chris EgerAccording to a poll released Tuesday, a majority of registered voters in New Jersey, New York and Virginia said they support a national gun registry.
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NY State Police on background checks for ammo: ‘We’re not ready to do it’ (VIDEO)
by S.H. BlannelberryNew York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico said that they are not ready to begin enforcing the SAFE Act provision requiring background checks for ammo purchases, nor do they know when they will be ready to begin enforcement.
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New York: NRA membership doubles after passage of SAFE Act
by Chris EgerIn the wake of the passage of the comprehensive SAFE Act, the number of NRA members in New York grew from 22,000 to 41,000 in 2013.
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Upstate New York Firefighters: ‘SAFE Act doesn’t make us safer’ (VIDEO)
by S.H. Blannelberry“The governor took it upon himself to use us as a pawn and I think most of us are not very happy about that," said former Webster Fire Chief Craig Akins.
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New York: 17 counties tell Albany to stop using their seals on SAFE Act papers
by Chris EgerIn the past ten weeks, almost a third of the New York have passed resolutions denying the state permission use their official seals on SAFE Act documentation.
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Gov. Cuomo: ‘Pro-assault weapon Republicans… have no place in New York’
by S.H. BlannelberryThose resident of the Empire State who own modern sporting rifles also known as 'assault weapons' are not who New Yorkers are, according to recent comments made Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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NY Sheriffs Association to law enforcement: Don’t enforce SAFE Act 7-round magazine limit (VIDEO)
by S.H. BlannelberryBoth the New York Sheriffs Association and Gov. Andrew Cuomo agree, the federal judge's ruling striking down the SAFE Act's 7-round magazine limit is binding, statewide.
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Editorial: Yes, customizable features make you and your AR more lethal (VIDEO)
by S.H. BlannelberryWe have a right to use the most effective tools (in common use) to defend ourselves, our families and our property. Yes, to put it candidly, we have a right to maximize our lethality in the face of evil.
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