Federal legislation proposed by Western New York Congressman Chris Collins would roll back parts of New York’s NY SAFE gun control law, by limiting state authority to regulate rifles and shotguns. The controversial New York law declared some types of semi-automatic rifles to be assault weapons. People who already owned one could keep it, but […]
The former owner of Jackson Guns and Ammo and two of his employees have pleaded “not guilty” to violating the New York SAFE Act. Kordell Jackson was a licensed gun dealer who ran Jackson Guns and Ammo in Henrietta. He was charged along with Ken Youngren and Joshua Perkins of selling semi-automatic rifles with features […]
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his office has analyzed tens of thousands of guns seized by law enforcement during crime investigations. His report finds that 74 percent of so-called “crime guns” came from out-of-state, circumventing New York’s gun control laws. Schneiderman says 86 percent of recovered handguns came from out-of-state, mostly from southern […]