Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
The bill that has already passed the state assembly is coming up for a vote in the Senate. The senate version is bill 4397. The bill was/is scheduled to be before committee at 1030am today.
NYers contact your state senator to urge them to oppose this bill! Here is the senate site to find your senator and contact them:
http://www.nysenate.gov/nyss_senator_search/
Here is a letter I sent to my state senator. Feel free to use any portion of it to contact your own senator.
Dear Senator XXXXX,
I am writing to urge you to oppose Senate Bill 4397.
Micro-stamping of firing pins is not a valid law enforcement or investigative tool. The costs associated with the program in other states has been well documented, without a single arrest or conviction based on the concept.
Micro-stamping would cause all handguns sold in NY state to go up in price. Price increases would only effect law abiding citizens. Criminals do not and will not buy legal weapons. As such, micro-stamping would only create an additional black market of "unstamped" guns.
Many firearms manufacturers would likely cease the sale of their products in NY state rather than fit their assembly lines with expensive machines for one, or a few, states. As a result, most semi-automatic handguns would likely no longer be available in NY state.
I believe that this bill is a "backdoor" attempt to affect a ban, first on handguns and eventually on all guns, in NY state. Such an attempt is a clear violation of both the Bill of Rights and NY state civil rights laws.
Support of second amendment rights and opposition to ill considered anti-gun laws is one of several "litmus tests" I use when considering which political candidates to support.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Your work on behalf of the people of NY state is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
XXXXX XXXXXXX
NYers contact your state senator to urge them to oppose this bill! Here is the senate site to find your senator and contact them:
http://www.nysenate.gov/nyss_senator_search/
Here is a letter I sent to my state senator. Feel free to use any portion of it to contact your own senator.
Dear Senator XXXXX,
I am writing to urge you to oppose Senate Bill 4397.
Micro-stamping of firing pins is not a valid law enforcement or investigative tool. The costs associated with the program in other states has been well documented, without a single arrest or conviction based on the concept.
Micro-stamping would cause all handguns sold in NY state to go up in price. Price increases would only effect law abiding citizens. Criminals do not and will not buy legal weapons. As such, micro-stamping would only create an additional black market of "unstamped" guns.
Many firearms manufacturers would likely cease the sale of their products in NY state rather than fit their assembly lines with expensive machines for one, or a few, states. As a result, most semi-automatic handguns would likely no longer be available in NY state.
I believe that this bill is a "backdoor" attempt to affect a ban, first on handguns and eventually on all guns, in NY state. Such an attempt is a clear violation of both the Bill of Rights and NY state civil rights laws.
Support of second amendment rights and opposition to ill considered anti-gun laws is one of several "litmus tests" I use when considering which political candidates to support.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Your work on behalf of the people of NY state is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
XXXXX XXXXXXX