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Gun Rally As Erie County Considers Sending Albany Repeal or Change Messages on Gun Laws



(WBEN) The Erie County Legislature considers two bills today on sending Albany a message about the recently passed gun control measures: one would ask lawmakers to tweak it, the other would urge them to toss it out wholesale

Rally Against NYS Gun Laws
Outside Old Erie County Hall
Franklin St., Buffalo,  1 pm







As they have done in Niagara County in recent days (pictured above) , guns rights activists opposed to the state's new gun control law will rally as legislators consider sending a message to Albany about the law.

The Second Amendment Coalition of WNY is asking gun rights supporters to turn out on the steps of Old County Hall on Franklin St. at 1 pm, and concentrate their ire on Erie County legislature Democrats who do not advocate repeal of the Albany law.

"Maybe the Majority Caucus didn't see the pictures or read the reports of 3200 of us that showed up in Niagara Square on January 19th.  Perhaps they are not aware of the 23 other counties that have already passed resolutions opposing the SAFE Act.  Didn't they read the Erie County Sheriff and PBA's letter condemning this unconstitutional law?," the coalition wrote in a e-mail promoting the rally.

"Is it possible they are unaware of the multitude of groups that recognize it's unconstitutionality, including the New York State Sheriffs’ Association and the New York State Association of County Clerks?," the rally organizers asked, in the mailer.

Photo: Great turn out yesterday, huge success, we made every news channel, thank you everyone.RELATED:  RIDE THE BUS!  CLICK HERE TO Join The Albany Gun Rights Rally Feb. 28 

 
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John Mills, Republican Minority Leader

Legislature Chair Betty Jean Grant (D-Buffalo)

The Republican-led minority coalition needs just one Democrat to vote with them to pass a resolution like other counties have asking for Albany for a full repeal.

"The New York SAFE ACT should be repealed, re-visited, carefully considered, revised and implemented in a manner that is respectful to the second amendment rights of New Yorkers," the resolution says 
   READ A COPY HERE.

In recent weeks, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Niagara,  Wyoming, Orleans and Livingston County legislatures have  all passed similar repeal messages.

The state law, passed in late January,  reduces the maximum legal magazine size from 10 bullets to seven. The law also redefines assault weapons to include semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines that have one military-style feature such as a pistol grip, flash suppressor or bayonet mount, instead of two.

Owners of an estimated 1 million formerly legal guns can keep them but are required to register them with state police within a year.

The Erie County Democrats-- which have a slim majority - have their own resolution urging Albany to specifically change the parts of it calling for gun re-registrations. It also asks for lawmakers to scrap portions of the law that requires psychologists or psychiatrists to report dangerous patients that talk of gun use.

That resolution says the legislature "strongly encourage(s) members of the New York State legislature to hold public hearings to address the impact of this new law and gun violence in a way that will produce meaningful results,"  READ A COPY HERE

Two Democratic members of the legislature- Thomas Loughran of Williamsville and Majority Leader Tom Mazur of Cheektowaga- have signed on to neither bill and could end up being the swing votes that help either one pass.

The legislature's work session begins at 9:30 Thursday, with a full session and expected votes on the gun resolutions during a meeting that starts at 2 pm.

02/21/2013 9:01AM
Gun Rally As Erie County Considers Sending Albany Repeal or Change Messages on Gun Laws
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02/21/2013 10:36AM
Repeal it!
NY should repeal the law ASAP. If not, tens of thousands of productive NYers will leave this state for a state with more personal freedom. We will take our wealth and small businesses with us.
02/21/2013 12:05PM
Child Safety????
How can Gov.Cuomo pretend to care about the welfare of our children when he loudly and contentiously calls for a late stage abortion law which would ultimately end the lives of many babies right before birth?. How can he wonder why crimes by guns,or by any means,happens when he is encouraging people to disregard life at its most innocent?
02/21/2013 12:11PM
Repeal and Apologize
The miscreant politicians who actually voted yes on this piece-of-garbage legislation should be embarrassed that they did so. Allowing themselves to be bullied by Legislative peer pressure shows them for what they are: weak and pathetic.
02/21/2013 1:48PM
Repeal it!
The county legislators should vote to repeal the NY SAFE ACT and stand with the other surrounding counties that have voted for the repeal. The Law is Unconstitutional!
02/21/2013 3:17PM
Tell the truth
Cuomos original 11th hour "act" called for confiscation of all firearms in NYS. Now he is saying NYsafe won't take away guns. Gimme a break Cuomo, we are not idiots.
02/21/2013 5:18PM
backwards government
NYS Parole Board releases the Webster, NY monster murderer who kills our first responders, then NYS says they will impose harsher penalties on murder-suiciders. Stupid, lame, arrogant government suggests shotgun blasts into the night as a deterrent to crime. We're in trouble. Why are mentally challenged people consistently winning elections in NYS and DC?
02/21/2013 6:52PM
Stop the Insanity!
This governor is out of control. Cannot understand his fanatical desire to increase the number of unborn children destroyed in this state while at the same time using the concept of making New York safer through more gun control. Could it be a disgusting attempt to use these issues to improve his national political stature? Our President is determined to shove his ideas down the country's throat, and it appears our governor is doing the same.
02/21/2013 7:16PM
Thin End of the Wedge
The road to gun abolition will be lined with politicians saying "Don't worry - nobody's trying to outlaw your guns." There is no reason to believe that this law will be the "be all and end all" of firearm restriction. The manner in which it was crafted and passed should be an embarrassment to state lawmakers and a reminder to us of their often uselessness.
02/21/2013 10:29PM
gun insurance for more lawyers and politicians pay
this will lead to enforced confiscation
02/22/2013 8:42AM
NY SAFE Needs to GO !
We should not purchase Hunting & Fishing licences for 2013. This would BANKRUPT Albany....Just think, DEC Pensions, Hatcheries, sales taxes, sporting goods, & Parks!!! Just think of all the Liberals in their Subaru's with no parks to go to !!!!!
02/28/2013 1:02PM
New Gun Law
I’m so glad to hear that Tom Bauerle is attending the Gun Rally in Albany. Along with Carl Paladino, they will represent a faction of Western New York that is without equal in their ability to deal with difficult issues. In his run for governor, Paladino told a reporter that he would take him out to dinner. Together, these two citizens of WNY make a strong front in support for a future of gun use that would make us the envy of the early Western Frontier that has been eroded by a government of law and order. As noted in the Second Amendment: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
03/04/2013 3:48PM
New York gun law
Information for thought: The Supreme Court can’t prohibit the video games that emulate the killing of many people including the law enforcement. What does this teach our kids? They quote the 1st amendment of the right to free speech. Then my question is how could anyone in their right mind take away my right under the 2nd amendment to own or have to register a semi-auto gun that can and does protect me. Is this because some people want to classify the modern muzzle loader our founders had (that was the assault weapon of the time) as an assault weapon now? Let me think about this, ok that took not much time. There is no difference in the concept. If you wish to continue to allow games and movies that assault people (these give misguided teaching to our children) under the 1st amendment then you must in all fairness allow the second amendment to stand. That means that the now modern semi-auto guns (called assault weapons by some) must be allowed to be owned and purchased. The muzzle loader was the assault weapon of our founding fathers. I agree that the 100 round clips are not the common use item for self defense, but the 10 or 20 round clips are. This has been uphold in the past by the Supreme Court, the ban that has taken place in many states now is not in accordance with our rights. So in all good conscience the Supreme Court must overturn again these unjust laws against the semi-auto that is now a common use item for defense.
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