Gun Control & RKBA
Related: About this forumNew York governor proposes strictest assault weapons ban
Source: Reuters
By Daniel Trotta and Hilary Russ
Wed Jan 9, 2013 5:06pm EST
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to enact the strictest assault weapons ban in the United States and outlaw all high-capacity magazines in one of the first state-level reactions to the massacre of school children in Connecticut.
"Gun violence has been on a rampage as we know firsthand and we know painfully," Cuomo said on Wednesday in his annual State of the State address, in which he committed New York to leading the country in enacting new gun control laws. "We must stop the madness, my friends. And in one word it's just enough. It has been enough."
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New York and Connecticut already have among the toughest gun control laws in the country, but Cuomo has complained New York's ban on assault weapons, for example, is so full of loopholes that it is unenforceable.
The law bans magazines with a capacity greater than 10 rounds but exempts magazines produced before 1994. Cuomo said it was virtually impossible to determine whether any magazine was made before or after that date, so he proposed eliminating large capacity magazines regardless of date of manufacture.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/09/us-usa-guns-northeast-idUSBRE90818I20130109
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)Law generically requires full market price which is pretty good these days.
Either that or New Yorkers who decide to comply could sell them (via an FFL) to citizens in other states. Might be a bit of a local stimulus
Remmah2
(3,291 posts)My cousin contacted me, I'm making space in my safe for storage this weekend. We may end up moving his safe. Completely legal.
BTW private sales of long guns state to state are for the most part still legal w/a few exceptions. It's the handguns that require an FFL transfer. But storage is 100% on the up and up. NY -8 million rifles, PA +8 million rifles.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)That is why things are grandfathered. The fair market price buy back costs would be staggering.
Remmah2
(3,291 posts)The whole law was drafted behind closed doors. (Taxation and legislation without representation.) He's planning on no grandfathering. The problem is he's made no plans to collect the firearms that were already illegal yet he's willing to go after some senior citizens who've collected Garands. No historical exceptions to be made. Guys who shoot CMP matches will be storing a few rifles in my safe. The guy trampled on a lot of veterans and a lot of senior citizens.
He specifically stated he was not going to take our guns but he was addressing hunter only. I say don't think about elephants. I wonder if they'll set up road blocks at the NY borders to contain hidden criminals. I feel sorry for NY'ers.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)The courts may step in since there will certainly be lawsuits. Full market price buy backs are black letter law.
Remmah2
(3,291 posts)Talk like his helped fuel the buying panic that is going on. Ever see gas lines and grocery stores right after a hurricane? It's like yelling fire in a movie theater.
The mantra was that we "need to have a discussion" apparently in NY that did not apply. Cuomo may have done more to ruin chances of solving a national problem than the NRA did/does.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)I've seen no press release or report indicating confiscation?
Remmah2
(3,291 posts)Google the issue: Cuomo Gun Confiscation.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Remmah2
(3,291 posts)Apparently people have told him that lie often enough and he believes it.
In the speech he admitted he owns a Remington shotgun. By definition he's a hidden criminal.
Arrogant NY's are in a class all of their own.
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)given his statements, Gov Cuomo can probably say goodbye to becoming President. It is unlikely he would be able to get elected since his statements in the OP will cost him many of the swing states