81,000 New York Gun Owners Are Now Felons

[MacFromOK]

"Seems a large number of Empire State gun owners chose not to/forgot to/didn’t know to register or re-register themselves and their handguns with the state government by January 31 as per a new law."

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...morning-81000-new-york-gun-owners-now-felons/

 

[dennishoddy]

At least the LEO said it was not a priority issue.

"But New York State Police spokesman Beau Duffy argues that concern about this gun database has been overblown. He said felony charges are off the table for now. “We’re not going to take criminal enforcement action, particularly with those people who were unaware of this re-certification process,” Duffy said."

 

[MacFromOK]

Yet the statute remains...

 

[dennishoddy]

Yes it does, to be used at their discretion.

 

[MacFromOK]

Yes it does, to be used at their discretion.

Yeah... discretion is the key word here. Would anyone trust Hillary with the "discretion" of executive orders?

Never mind, it was a rhetorical question.

 

[4play]

Another F-U to the "shall not be infringed" part huh?

 

[Frederick]

Another F-U to the "shall not be infringed" part huh?

If liberals are good at one thing, it is twisting words and meanings for their own purposes.

the Supreme Court has been a good example of this since the 1937 court packing plan.

 

[Mos Eisley]

Those 81,000 just joined the ranks of the...I don't know...500,000+ criminals in New York who just laughed at registering their guns in the first place.

Hey! Since Cuomo has gone on record asking businesses to hire more criminals, (ya know, since 1 in every 3 Americans have a criminal record. A BS statistic) these people have more job opportunities now!

 

[Sunshine_Shooter]

A person walking down the street in New York is more likely to be a felon than not, already. And not just the convicted ones, either. I'd be surprised if the average New Yorker didn't commit a felony offense once or twice a year.

 

[JD8]

God forbid you protect your home, you'd both be brought up on weapons charges.