Gianaris’ gun bills to make state strictest for firearm sales
Posted on August 9, 2012 by Rebecca Henely in District 12, State Senate
State Sen. Michael Gianaris has proposed bills to make New York state's gun laws the toughest in the nation. AP Photo/Maine State Police
State Sen. Michael Gianaris is calling for stricter control of the sale of firearms. Photo by Christina Santucci
In the wake of the recent mass shootings at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis., and a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) has introduced a package of bills aimed at making New York state’s gun laws the strongest in the country.
The laws would apply to the state’s classification for firearms, which includes pistols, revolvers, rifles and sawed-off shotguns but excludes weapons used for hunting and sport.
“The recent rash of gun violence makes clear that enough is enough,” Gianaris said in a statement. “It is long past time to improve our gun laws and New York should lead the way.”
If Gianaris’ bills become law, gun buyers would only be able to purchase one gun per month, a universal background check would be required for all gun sales, buyers would be required to complete a gun safety training course and a 10-day waiting period would be created from the sale of a firearm.
Dealers would also be subject to more regulation, such as required permits and insurance. The gun sellers would also need to report all transactions to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, which would keep gun sales on file for at least 10 years.
California, New Jersey and Massachusetts currently have stronger gun laws than New York.
Six people were killed and four others were injured Sunday when the alleged gunman, neo-Nazi musician Wade Michael Page, shot up a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis.. according to authorities. Page was later killed by police.
Last month, James Eagan Holmes allegedly killed 12 and wounded 58 others at a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo.
Gianaris’ office said shootings in the city have gone up by 12 percent from the beginning of 2012 to early July, compared with the same time period in 2011.
In New York State, the police have no duty to provide police protection to any particular individual. The Courts in New York have held that “generally, a municipality may not be held liable for the failure to provide police protection because the duty to provide such protection is owed to the public at large, rather than to any particular individual” (Conde v. City of New York, 24 AD3d 595, 596 [2005]; see Cuffy v. City of New York, 69 NY2d 255, 260 [1987]).
As the Chair of the Public Safety Committee of Manhattan Community Board 12. I will be holding a Public Hearing in September 2012 on NYS Senate Bill S1427 & S1863 with an emphasis on self-defense education & firearm training for women.
Bill S1427 PURPOSE: This proposed constitutional amendment would provide within the New York State Constitution for a right of the people to keep and bear arms for traditionally recognized purposes
Bill S1863 PURPOSE: This legislation would remove a gun licensing officer’s ability to deny or restrict the issuance of licenses to law abiding citizens who have successfully undergone the state’s strict application process and appropriate New York State and Federal Bureau of Investigations fingerprint background check required under law. In addition, this bill will conform New York State law to current ATF requirements regarding background checks for firearms transfers.
September 12, 2012 at 6:30 PM at Isabella, 515 Audubon Avenue New York, NY 10040. If you live in New York State feel free to take a look at the information that I will be presenting as well as sign my on-line petition included at the link below. I hope that you will come out and support me as I support you. Fraternally.
http://cavalierknight.com/documents.html
Senator Gianaris talks of using California Law for a model. I lived in California for 18 years before coming back and complied with their gun laws. A few (very few) aspects of it are sensible, to be true. However, California requires NO license for hangun possession in one’s home or business nor is one required to transport handguns (for lawful purposes) in a locked container. California also has State Pre-emption law. NYS should first repeal the Sullivan Act, together with PL Sections 265 and 400 and pass State Pre-emption before overhauling Gun Control to emulate California and score more points with the Brady Campaign. CA gun laws may be easily verified on the CA Attorney General website (Firearms Division). This is a very well constructed site.
What a shame. That someone who believes blaming the spoon for Rosie being fat could be put in a representative position really makes those that person represent really look like a bunch or morons.
You wan an example? Nothing this guy is proposing would have caused these two incidents to have been impossible.
Further; laws ONLY effect law abiding people. Current crime statistics in NY bear this out clearly.
See what I mean? Really makes NY as a whole look like a bunch of morons. What a shame . . .