This simple statement which we should all hold dear has been the subject of much debate.
The recent Supreme Court victory to uphold the above should not be a cause for becoming lax.
Exercise your right to vote, stay informed, and by all means make YOUR beliefs known, both inside and outside of the voting booth.
Our Constitutional Rights are under constant attack and this year is no exception.
Gun Registration and Ownership Tax Introduced in the New York Senate
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Please contact members of the Senate Codes Committee!
A bill has been introduced in the New York Senate that would require gun owners to register all of their firearms. Senate Bill 2994 has been referred to the Senate Codes Committee, but currently no hearing date has been set.
Sponsored by state Senator Eric Adams (D-20), S. 2994 would require firearms to be registered with a $15 per gun fee. An additional $10 would be charged annually for renewal. This registration legislation would require gun owners to list the serial number and model of every gun they own, in addition to personal information. Gun owners know that criminals will never register their illegally possessed guns and, in fact, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Haynes v. U.S. (309 U.S. 85 (1968)) that since felons are prohibited from owning firearms, compelling them to register their guns would violate their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. In addition, this ill-conceived legislation would constitute a substantial state tax on gun ownership. Historically, these failed registration schemes have also been very costly for jurisdictions to maintain, and they have been completely ineffective. Registration is a dangerous step toward confiscation and an assault on the Second Amendment.
Please contact members of the Senate Codes Committee and respectfully ask them to oppose S. 2994. Contact information for our local representative on this committee is listed below.
Senator Stephen M. Saland (R-41), Chairman
(518) 455-2411
saland@nysenate.gov
NEW YORK ALERT!!!
Micro-stamping Legislation Introduced Again in Albany
Thursday, February 17, 2011
For the fourth year in a row, anti-gun legislators have introduced micro-stamping legislation. Senate Bill 675 has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Codes. This legislation, introduced by state Senator Jose Peralta (D-13), would make micro-stamping mandatory on all new semi-automatic pistols sold after January 1, 2013.
S675 would require all semi-automatic pistols delivered to any licensed firearms dealer in New York to mechanically stamp an alpha-numeric or geometric code that would identify the make, model and serial number onto the cartridge case when the gun is discharged. This bill would require models currently available to be redesigned by their manufacturers to have a micro-stamping component, which would vastly increase the cost of these firearms.
Micro-stamping is an unproven technology that is easily defeated with common household tools and the replacement of a few small parts. If passed, the availability of semi-automatic handguns in New York will be in serious doubt, as manufacturers simply may choose not to build or sell firearms for purchase in the state. Of course, that is the ultimate goal of this legislation. Make no mistake, this is a gun ban and it must be stopped.
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