Seriously, f*** New York man...

[45XD]

Who even lives there? And why?

‘Immediately Surrender Your Rifle and/or Shotgun’: Gun-Rights Advocates Steamed Over NYPD Notice

Dec. 5, 2013 6:40pm Dave Urbanski

Related:

• #2A,
• Gun Control,
• New York City

TheBlaze has detailed the New York City Police Department’s effort to eliminate shotguns and rifles with capacities of more than a five rounds, saying such firearms must be handed over, modified or carted outside city limits:
Image source: The Truth About Guns

Now Fox News reports that gun-rights advocates, as well as one New York state elected official, are angry over the notices, saying that the city is aiming badly with them.
“A gun collector who never fired a gun in his life, but has a few antiques might have to get them altered,” Tom King, president of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, told Fox. “These are not the people law enforcement should be targeting.”
“We think it’s an abuse of power by the NYPD,” he said. His organization spent $400,000 on a lawsuit challenging the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act which was signed in January by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
More from Fox News:

The SAFE Act was the first law in the nation prompted by the December 2012 killing of 20 first-graders and six educators in Newtown, Conn. Its passage was seen as a victory for gun-control advocates because it expands a ban on military-style weapons, requires mental health professionals to report threats, limits magazines to seven bullets, taxes bullets and creates a registry.

New York State Assemblyman James Tedisco (R) voted against the SAFE Act and told Fox News that New York City had the five-round law in the books for about 20 years — but this marks the first time he’s heard complaints about the notices being sent out to gun owners.
“These letters appear to be another example of the nanny state,” Tedisco told Fox. “Hypothetically, it can start with a letter, and then that can lead to someone knocking on your door saying, ‘I want to see your gun.’”
(H/T: Weasel Zippers)

Source: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013...yc-gun-owners/

[Kmanbay]

Not so far fetched. A couple of years ago none of us thought our State legislators would ban standard capacity magazines, and look at us now.

[merl]

Shall we summarize this?

They are breaking the law. They probably do not agree with the law but they are breaking it. NY, since there is a registry, can enforce this law and is choosing to. There are very few options once you receive that letter because the people sending it are the only ones with the legal use of force backing them up. They can and will screw you over if you do not comply.

I find it interesting that NY jumped straight to enforcing the "Collect the bad guns" instead of the way CA did it with "Get gun from illegal owners." Perhaps because there was so long with restricted access the only people on the registry any more are legit owners of now illegal guns. This enforcement action will do much more to convince people against registries than what CA is doing; collecting .22 bolt rifles becasue they hold 6 shells is unlikely to garner as much sympathy as collecting .45 handguns from people under restraining orders.

[lowbeyond]

Shall we summarize this?

They are breaking the law. They probably do not agree with the law but they are breaking it. NY, since there is a registry, can enforce this law and is choosing to. There are very few options once you receive that letter because the people sending it are the only ones with the legal use of force backing them up. They can and will screw you over if you do not comply.

Yea! You gotta be a law abiding citizen!

Law is the Law. wooohooo !!!

Damn Criminals giving the rest of us a bad name!

PS. Before you cop haters show up, even though the cops are demanding people turn in their guns, its not their fault, they fully support the 2nd A, they have no choice, they are just following orders

[merl]

Yea! You gotta be a law abiding citizen!

Law is the Law. wooohooo !!!

Damn Criminals giving the rest of us a bad name!

PS. Before you cop haters show up, even though the cops are demanding people turn in their guns, its not their fault, they fully support the 2nd A, they have no choice, they are just following orders

Follow the law or pay the consequences, got another option? There is a huge laundry list of BS laws and you follow them or get screwed. (In many cases it comes down to which way you get screwed)

Really Low, what would you do with that letter in your mail? They know you own the gun, they can send a cop to pick you up at work quite safely. Your options are limited, which one do you choose?

[Jesus-With-A-.45]

When all else fails I look forward to moving to NY & robbing people on 5th ave. with a butter knife & pepper spray because they will have no way to fight back.

[sellersm]

It's a dup thread. It still stinks, however! I don't miss NY State...

[Dave]

“These letters appear to be another example of the nanny state,” Tedisco told Fox. “Hypothetically, it can start with a letter, and then that can lead to someone knocking on your door saying, ‘I want to see your gun.’”

You'd be seeing it from the barrel end at my door.

[zteknik]

Good thing we got the 3 stooges out,imagine if they still had their seats and more of Bloombergs money?
It still can happen here if we let our guard down.

[hatidua]

It still can happen here

sad, but true