Please share my letter to
YOUR local sheriff, simply copy/paste into your own email/letter to your local sheriff (see link below to find your local sheriff in
NYS)
Dear Sheriff O’Flynn,
I am writing to express my concerns regarding the newly passed legislation: NY
SAFE Act. This is a direct ‘assault’ to the supposedly unalienable rights in the Bill of Rights: Second Amendment as part of the U.S. Constitution. Further, the
NYS Bill of Rights is even more clear, stating, “…the right to bear arms
CANNOT be infringed.” I hope you’ll honor your oath to defend the U.S. and N.Y. Constitutions. Do the
RIGHT thing! Make it clear that Gov. Cuomo has overstepped his authority as governor, rammed this legislation through the middle of the night without public debate (the usual 3-day waiting period waived!) and more abhorrently he’s using the latest tragedies to further his own political agenda for re-election in 2014 and presidential run in 2016 — this is the
MOST disturbing!!
This new law not only infringes on our right to own and carry; it makes it nearly impossible to own any type of gun in New York State. Almost every modern gun is semi-automatic and I know of no current gun maker that manufactures 6-round clips (maybe subcompacts, but not all). That means no round in the chamber for even a 7-round clip. That means
ALL current 10-round ammo clips will become illegal for most full-sized handguns. And lastly, when was the last time you know of that
CRIMINALS would obey these types of laws? This
ONLY hurts law-abiding citizens. More effective legislation would have been
HARSHER penalties for
ILLEGAL gun use, NO plea-bargaining allowable on certain violent crimes
AND no early release (like psycho firefighter
KILLER such as Spengler) for violent murders (hammer, knives, club, pipes, etc.)
As a responsible gun-owner, calling the State Police hotline, we cannot get a straight answer — sometimes taking four or more calls to get different answers to the
SAME question. Even some lawyers cannot interpret this law accurately. The reason: legislation that was
RUSHED, no public debate and lawmakers who opposed this bill had less than
ONE hour to review it.
Respectfully,
Paul Schiller
Monroe County resident
For others to use:
(emails go to johnhelfer@monroecounty.gov)
for your local county sheriff in NY, go to
http://www.nysheriffs.org/find-sheriffs-county )
