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Both the plaintiff and the defendant have filed appeals concerning a federal judge's ruling on the controversial New York SAFE Act. Gun-rights groups want the whole law repealed while the state attorney general wants to keep the entire law intact.

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"The seven-round limit fails the relevant test because the purported link between the ban and the State’s interest is tenuous, strained, and unsupported in the record," wrote Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.

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Lockport Police arrested a man last Saturday for putting 10 rounds of 9mm ammunition in the magazine of his lawfully owned handgun. That's three more rounds than what's legal under the NY SAFE Act.

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The New York State Police released a "field guide" for the confiscatory NY SAFE Act, Gov. Cuomo's comprehensive gun control law that strengthened the ban on "assault weapons" and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

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The Second Amendment Foundation filed a lawsuit last week in federal court challenging a portion of the New York SAFE Act that limits one to loading no more than seven rounds in a 10-round magazine.

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In many of these rural counties where gun ownership is celebrated and the NY SAFE Act is greatly admonished sheriffs running for re-election have a decision to make, "Do I publicly state that I will NOT enforce the SAFE Act?"

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Town and law enforcement officials in Peekskill, New York, launched "Operation Safe Streets," a program that provides a financial incentive - $500 - to residents who report to authorities individuals who are in the possession of an "illegal gun."

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A source in NY Gov. Cuomo's administration blames the Brady Campaign and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for all the problems with the NY SAFE Act.

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