State Police guide amended to ignore seven-round rule after court ruling on NY SAFE Act

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Rick Karlin

Albany

The official State Police guide for enforcing the NY SAFE Act gun control law has been amended to allow more than seven rounds in a weapon — at least for the time being.

The decision follows a December court ruling that struck down the seven-round limit, but prompted questions about whether that change applied to the entire state or not.

That's led to an update to the guidelines that police are supposed to follow when enforcing the 2013 law. "New PL section 265.37 had made it a crime to load any magazine with more than 7 rounds of ammunition, regardless of the capacity of the magazine," reads part of the guidelines.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/State-Police-guide-amended-to-ignore-seven-round-5355959.php