New York Defies Gun Control Law

Dismal Number of New York Gun Owners Comply With SAFE Act Registration.

"…an act of the legislature repugnant to the constitution is void…"

The New York S.A.F.E. Act was passed on January 15th, 2013 in response to the Newtown school shooting.

Among the many new burdens placed on law-abiding gunowners was the requirement to register newly defined "assault rifles."

New York changed the definition of "assault rifle" to mean any semi-automatic rifle with a detachable magazine plus any of the following features:

Folding or Telescoping Stock

Muzzle Compensator

Muzzle Brake

Flash Suppressor

Thumbhole Stock

Protruding Pistol Grip

Second Handgrip that can be held by non-shooting hand

Threaded Barrel Designed for Attachments to the Barrel

Bayonet Mount

Grenade Launcher

Registration was set to begin April 15th, 2013 and was supposed to be completed by April 15th, 2014.

But, numbers finally released by the New York State Police show that firearms owners defied the law by a large margin.

Out of one million estimated "assault gun" owners, 23,847 owners registered a total of 44,485 weapons.

That’s noncompliance of an unconstitutional law.

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Written by Jerry House

Jerry House

Jerry has been a criminal justice professional for nearly two decades. He is a US Navy Veteran, self-proclaimed Second Amendment scholar, gun rights advocate, and NRA Life Member.

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