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This sucks. What a waste of time and money. This initiative does not protect anyone. It only serves as an infringement on gun owners. As though FFL dealers are expected to participate for free....nonsense. They will charge us. Cuomo has his head up his.....
As you know, the SAFE Act that was passed last year over my strenuous objection includes a background check on buyers of ammunition in New York. Because I have had a number of calls on this issue, I wanted to provide an update.
The law requires that the background checks on ammo buyers start on January 15, 2014, OR whenever the state police superintendent certifies that the relevant database is in place and operational.
Please note the following:
1) While ammunition sellers and retailers must register with the state by January 15, the database is not in place and is not operational. Ammunition background checks will not begin on January 15;
2) The SAFE Act does not authorize any fee for the ammo background check. I have received numerous calls about a supposed $10 fee for the ammo background check. The state police would need clear authority in the law to impose a fee, and there is none in the law. I believe that some are confused by the fee that dealers can charge when they perform NICS checks for someone involved in a private sale. If a retailer or big box store clerk is telling you that his company is going to charge you a $10 state fee for ammo background checks, ask to see the letter from the state police;
3) While the SAFE Act now prohibits free citizens from exercising their right to accept personal delivery of ammunition via the Internet, a vendor can ship your Internet purchase of ammunition to a licensed ammunition seller (gun dealer or FFL) where you take possession of it in person. This might happen, where for instance, a dealer might not keep ammo on hand in unusual or less common calibers;
4) The prohibition on Internet sales, and the ammunition background check, do NOT apply to reloading components. You may still purchase powder, shot, wads, primers and hulls via your usual sources (but I respectfully suggest that you support your local corner gun dealer).
You can stay updated on the SAFE Act at this link:
http://www.governor.ny.gov/nysafeact/gun-reform.
Last year, the legislature reduced the applicable portion of budget funding for the ammunition background check database. Little funding is available to move forward on its development. To build a database that will check multiple sources simultaneously (mental health records, orders of protection, felony convictions, etc.) will take a period of time and substantial funding. It's been almost a year – and it's not ready to go.
We had some good news with a federal judge's decision striking down the SAFE Act's limit on seven cartridges in a magazine, but there's much more to be done.
I will continue my efforts to peel back as much of this travesty as possible.
As you know, the SAFE Act that was passed last year over my strenuous objection includes a background check on buyers of ammunition in New York. Because I have had a number of calls on this issue, I wanted to provide an update.
The law requires that the background checks on ammo buyers start on January 15, 2014, OR whenever the state police superintendent certifies that the relevant database is in place and operational.
Please note the following:
1) While ammunition sellers and retailers must register with the state by January 15, the database is not in place and is not operational. Ammunition background checks will not begin on January 15;
2) The SAFE Act does not authorize any fee for the ammo background check. I have received numerous calls about a supposed $10 fee for the ammo background check. The state police would need clear authority in the law to impose a fee, and there is none in the law. I believe that some are confused by the fee that dealers can charge when they perform NICS checks for someone involved in a private sale. If a retailer or big box store clerk is telling you that his company is going to charge you a $10 state fee for ammo background checks, ask to see the letter from the state police;
3) While the SAFE Act now prohibits free citizens from exercising their right to accept personal delivery of ammunition via the Internet, a vendor can ship your Internet purchase of ammunition to a licensed ammunition seller (gun dealer or FFL) where you take possession of it in person. This might happen, where for instance, a dealer might not keep ammo on hand in unusual or less common calibers;
4) The prohibition on Internet sales, and the ammunition background check, do NOT apply to reloading components. You may still purchase powder, shot, wads, primers and hulls via your usual sources (but I respectfully suggest that you support your local corner gun dealer).
You can stay updated on the SAFE Act at this link:
http://www.governor.ny.gov/nysafeact/gun-reform.
Last year, the legislature reduced the applicable portion of budget funding for the ammunition background check database. Little funding is available to move forward on its development. To build a database that will check multiple sources simultaneously (mental health records, orders of protection, felony convictions, etc.) will take a period of time and substantial funding. It's been almost a year – and it's not ready to go.
We had some good news with a federal judge's decision striking down the SAFE Act's limit on seven cartridges in a magazine, but there's much more to be done.
I will continue my efforts to peel back as much of this travesty as possible.
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41 So. Main Street
Oneonta, NY 13820
Tel: (607) 432-5524
Albany Office:
172 State Street Room 430, Capital
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-3131
Not from NY huh?
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