http://www.gunpoliticsny.com/ has lots of info and some of the floor debate. It looks a lot like the CA law , (signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger,) that was suppose to go into effect in 2010 but has not because the CA law contained “provided that the Department of Justice certifies that the technology used to create the imprint is available to more than one manufacturer unencumbered by any patent restrictions.,” and that requirement has not been met.
CLICK HERE TO SEE TOM KING, THE HEAD OF THE NY STATE RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOCIATION, TALK ABOUT THE BILL, (and NYC’s attempt to have handgun owners turn legal 10+ cap mags,) ON NRANEWS.COM
NY’s bill contains a clause that will prevent the law from ever being enacted, “This act shall take effect January 1, 2013, or at such time that the superintendent of the state police has received written notice from one or more microstamp job shops that such shop or shops are willing and prepared to produce microstamp structures on two internal surfaces of a semiautomatic pistol in accordance with subdivision 24 of section 265.00 of the penal law for a price of twelve dollars or less at a production level of one thousand semiautomatic pistols per batch, whichever occurs later; …”
Both the NY and CA bill require that “SUCH PISTOL IS MANUFACTURED TO PRODUCE A UNIQUE ALPHA-NUMERIC OR GEOMETRIC CODE ON AT LEAST TWO LOCATIONS ON EACH EXPENDED CARTRIDGE CASE THAT IDENTIFIES THE MAKE, MODEL, AND SERIAL NUMBER OF THE PISTOL.” Using the firing pin for one location is easy but where do you put the 2nd code? The NY bill also allows you to replace the firing pin without breaking the law; “WHEN SUCH PIN IS DAMAGED OR IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT FOR THE SAFE USE OF SUCH PISTOL, OR REPLACING SUCH PIN FOR A LEGITIMATE SPORTING PURPOSE.” I wonder what a “legitimate sporting purpose” is? (http://www.saf.org/journal/6/6_Covey.htm)
I don’t think that the bill will come up for a vote in the NY Senate that I know of. This is the only anti-gun bill to pass this year, a record low for the anti-gun NY Assembly.
PS: Part of US Senate Bill S 1431, “To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.” contains the following: “`(L) A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General. In making the determination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a firearm procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law enforcement agency is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a firearm shall not be determined to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes solely because the firearm is suitable for use in a sporting event.’.” So I guess that all of the 1911s would be illegal, along with all of the civilian guns used in the past to train service men and women would be illegal. I guess the shotgun used to teach leading a target to the turret gunners in WWII would be illegal, all those 22 Cal rifles, all the guns issued by the CMP program … I especially like the part that just because you use the gun in a sporting event does not mean the gun meets the “sporting purpose” requirement.
This is the list of Police Departments that support Microstamping. Is your Department on the list? In Orange County I found; Middletown Police Department, Woodbury Police Department.
Albany Police Department Altamont Police Department Amityville Village Police Department Amsterdam Police Department Bethlehem Police Department Binghamton Police Department Brockport Police Department Buchanan Police Department Buffalo Police Department Canastota Police Department Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office Chatham Police Department Chittenango Police Department East Syracuse Police Department Eden Police Department Ellenville Police Department Garden City Police Department Gouverneur Police Department Great Neck Estates Police Department Guilderland Police Department Hamburg Police Department Harrison Police Department Hempstead Police Department Hudson Police Department Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Kenmore Police Department Lake Success Police Department Larchmont Police Department Lloyd Harbor Police Department Lynbrook Police Department Malone Village Police Department Malverne Police Department Menands Police Department Middletown Police Department Nassau County Police Department New Rochelle Police Department Niagara Falls Police Department |
Nissequogue Police Department North Salem Police Department Old Westbury Police Department Oneida City Police Department Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office Pelham Manor Police Department Pelham Police Department Port Chester Police Department Port Washington Police Department Quogue Village Police Department Ramapo Police Department Rensselaer City Police Department Rochester Police Department Rotterdam Police Department Sands Point Police Department Saratoga Springs Police Department Scarsdale Police Department Scotia Police Department Southampton Town Police St. Johnsville Police Department Suffolk County Police Department Syracuse Police Department Tonawanda Police Department Troy Police Department Tuckahoe Police Department Tuxedo Police Department Utica Police Department Vestal Police Department Watertown Police Department Weedsport Police Department Wellsville Police Department West Seneca Police Department Westchester County Department of Public Safety White Plains Police Department Woodbury Police Department Yonkers Police Department |