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FOUR ANTI-GUN BILLS
INTRODUCED IN NY STATE
The New York State Assembly has introduced four new gun control measures. The bills include mandating bullet serialization, a ban on the sale, possession and use of .50 caliber firearms, an expansion of the NY ballistic imaging database, and prohibiting gun shows on public property.
Assembly Bill 3200: Legislation that would mandate bullet serialization -- the process by which each individual round of ammunition is identified and marked with a laser-engraved serial number.
NSSF has made clear that serializing ammunition on a mass-production basis is not feasible from a practical standpoint and any legislation mandating such action could rightfully be considered a de facto ban on ammunition. For more information please read the NSSF Bullet Serialization fact sheet.
Assembly Bill 3211: Legislation that would ban the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber firearms.
Every day law-abiding New York residents use and purchase .50 caliber sporting rifles for long-range target shooting and collecting. Banning these firearms will only hurt shooting enthusiasts, collectors and independent firearms retailers while doing nothing to curb crime or protect residents. These firearms are too big to easily carry and cost thousands of dollars to purchase -- putting them off limits to criminals.
Assembly Bill 2882 / S. 627: Legislation to expand the applications for the New York ballistic imaging database.
The failure of the New York ballistic imaging database system to solve any crime in its nearly eight years of existence has been well documented. In 2001, California wisely rejected setting up its own ballistics imaging system because research, including by the California Department of Justice, proved that a database of lawfully purchased firearms (that are rarely ever used in crimes) would not be an effective law enforcement tool. Another study, released in 2008 by the National Research Council, confirmed the findings and advised against setting up a national ballistics imaging system. New York is one of two states that has wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on a ballistics database. Requiring that all guns that come into contact with law enforcement be tested and submitted into the failed system would only waste more resources on this expensive, useless and unnecessary program.
Assembly Bill 2884.: Legislation that would prohibited the sale of guns at a gun show located on public property.
According to a November 2001 Study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, less than one percent (0.7) of criminals acquire their guns from gun shows. Restricting gun shows in the name of fighting crime is a solution in search of a problem.
NSSF is urging all sportsmen, gun-owners and firearms enthusiasts to contact their Assembly member and urge them to oppose and speak out against these dangerous anti-gun bills.
NSSF will provide further updates as these bills are posted on committee schedules.
