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Text Box: S.C.O.P.E. Shooters Committee on Political Education www.scopeny.org
Action Alert from SCOPE!
This is an Action Alert from SCOPE asking you to invest a few minutes and make your voice heard.
Now It’s “Assault Ammunition!”
Three bills, moving into Codes Committee at the Assembly, when taken together, appear to be moving towards a system of licensed and restricted ammunition purchases. These poorly crafted bills could impact nearly ALL ammunition purchases by firearms owners of ALL types.
Don’t be fooled! The text of these bills may appear limited, but the poor drafting by these Assembly Members would result in confusion at the cash register if for no reason other than this: there is no such thing as “assault ammunition.”
A-9341 would require dealers to verify that a person is authorized to possess a particular firearm before selling ammunition to that individual. While the bill points to only those with licenses of handguns, there is no such thing as ammunition exclusively used in pistols or revolvers. The practical impact of the bill will be to create confusion (at best) and prohibitions (at worst) for all purchasers of ammunition, including those purchasing ammunition for their long gun.
A-9340 would limit owners of registered “assault weapons” from purchasing more than two times the capacity of the firearm every 120 days. This bill appears to be attempting to accelerate the obsolescence of those firearms registered under the “SAFE Act,” which already are heavily restricted from transfer and have no permitted inheritance. For the 23,344 people who registered their firearms, this bill only picks on the most compliant of all law-abiding gun owners!
Take these two bills with A-1747, which would restrict the sale of ammunition to only those with a valid handgun license. The bill defines “ammunition” as “anything hurled by a weapon, including bullets and gunpowder.”
Problems with these bills?
(1.) These bills amount to an end-run around the already-failed real time background checks on ammunition from the “SAFE Act” that need to be repealed.
(2.) Ammunition is useable for both pistol and long gun platforms, meaning ALL gun owners could end up shut out of ammunition purchases.
(3.) Registered owners of “assault weapons” could find their firearms obsolete in as little as 20 rounds.
Don’t allow these bills to supplement the legal fiction of the “assault weapon” and the burdens of obtaining a handgun license. Call Assembly Members Simon and Pretlow today to voice your opposition. Don’t allow our Legislators to toss our ammunition into its boiling cauldron of Albany politics!
Kevin Sisson
Legislative Activities Coordinator
SCOPE
CALL THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATORS:
Just Say No! to A-9340, A-9341, and A-1747!
Assm. Jo Anne Simon (Sponsor, A-9340 & A-9341): (518) 455-5426
Assm. J. Gary Pretlow (Sponsor, A-1747): (518) 455-5291
BASICS:
Bill at Issue: A-9340 [No “same as” in the Senate.]
Bill Summary: “Relates to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons; class E felony.”
Find the Bill at: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld= &bn=A9340&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
BASICS:
Bill at Issue: A-9341 [No “same as” in the Senate.]
Bill Summary: “Relates to the restriction of the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such weapon.”
Find the Bill at: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld= &bn=A09341&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
BASICS:
Bill at Issue: A-1747 [No “same as” in the Senate.]
Bill Summary: “Prohibits the sale of handgun ammunition to any person unless the person can produce proof of a firearm license.”
Find the Bill at: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01747&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
If you can please make these two phone calls....They only asked for a name, no address
Are you having trouble viewing this message? Click here
Text Box: S.C.O.P.E. Shooters Committee on Political Education www.scopeny.org
Action Alert from SCOPE!
This is an Action Alert from SCOPE asking you to invest a few minutes and make your voice heard.
Now It’s “Assault Ammunition!”
Three bills, moving into Codes Committee at the Assembly, when taken together, appear to be moving towards a system of licensed and restricted ammunition purchases. These poorly crafted bills could impact nearly ALL ammunition purchases by firearms owners of ALL types.
Don’t be fooled! The text of these bills may appear limited, but the poor drafting by these Assembly Members would result in confusion at the cash register if for no reason other than this: there is no such thing as “assault ammunition.”
A-9341 would require dealers to verify that a person is authorized to possess a particular firearm before selling ammunition to that individual. While the bill points to only those with licenses of handguns, there is no such thing as ammunition exclusively used in pistols or revolvers. The practical impact of the bill will be to create confusion (at best) and prohibitions (at worst) for all purchasers of ammunition, including those purchasing ammunition for their long gun.
A-9340 would limit owners of registered “assault weapons” from purchasing more than two times the capacity of the firearm every 120 days. This bill appears to be attempting to accelerate the obsolescence of those firearms registered under the “SAFE Act,” which already are heavily restricted from transfer and have no permitted inheritance. For the 23,344 people who registered their firearms, this bill only picks on the most compliant of all law-abiding gun owners!
Take these two bills with A-1747, which would restrict the sale of ammunition to only those with a valid handgun license. The bill defines “ammunition” as “anything hurled by a weapon, including bullets and gunpowder.”
Problems with these bills?
(1.) These bills amount to an end-run around the already-failed real time background checks on ammunition from the “SAFE Act” that need to be repealed.
(2.) Ammunition is useable for both pistol and long gun platforms, meaning ALL gun owners could end up shut out of ammunition purchases.
(3.) Registered owners of “assault weapons” could find their firearms obsolete in as little as 20 rounds.
Don’t allow these bills to supplement the legal fiction of the “assault weapon” and the burdens of obtaining a handgun license. Call Assembly Members Simon and Pretlow today to voice your opposition. Don’t allow our Legislators to toss our ammunition into its boiling cauldron of Albany politics!
Kevin Sisson
Legislative Activities Coordinator
SCOPE
CALL THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATORS:
Just Say No! to A-9340, A-9341, and A-1747!
Assm. Jo Anne Simon (Sponsor, A-9340 & A-9341): (518) 455-5426
Assm. J. Gary Pretlow (Sponsor, A-1747): (518) 455-5291
BASICS:
Bill at Issue: A-9340 [No “same as” in the Senate.]
Bill Summary: “Relates to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons; class E felony.”
Find the Bill at: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld= &bn=A9340&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
BASICS:
Bill at Issue: A-9341 [No “same as” in the Senate.]
Bill Summary: “Relates to the restriction of the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such weapon.”
Find the Bill at: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld= &bn=A09341&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
BASICS:
Bill at Issue: A-1747 [No “same as” in the Senate.]
Bill Summary: “Prohibits the sale of handgun ammunition to any person unless the person can produce proof of a firearm license.”
Find the Bill at: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01747&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y