New York Passes Landmark Gun Law 1591
New submitter mallyn points out that the state of New York has become the first state to pass a new gun control law since the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary last month.
"Called the New York Safe Act, the law includes a tougher assault weapons ban that broadens the definition of what constitutes an assault weapon, and limits the capacity of magazines to seven bullets, down from 10. The law also requires background checks of ammunition and gun buyers, even in private sales, imposes tougher penalties for illegal gun use, a one-state check on all firearms purchases, and programs to cut gun violence in high-crime neighborhoods. ... New York's law also aims to keep guns out of the hands of those will mental illness. The law gives judges the power to require those who pose a threat to themselves or others get outpatient care. The law also requires that when a mental health professional determines a gun owner is likely to do harm, the risk must be reported and the gun removed by law enforcement."
Meanwhile, the Obama Administration is expected to propose a new federal assault weapons ban later today.
Re:Clearly, this will fix the problem. (Score:5, Funny)
. I'd rather have a hillbilly with a M-16 and the stars and bars hanging in a window living next to me than have The Man start confiscating guns "for our own good", that's for sure.
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Re:Seems perfectly reasonable (Score:2, Funny)
We, as a nation, have proven ourselves incapable of properly storing our firearms, incompetent at assessing who should have a firearm, and generally promoting the glorification of firearms use via the media, games, and certain aspects of our culture. --Signed: The British Government.
Re:Ban Walmart (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Seems perfectly reasonable (Score:2, Funny)
EVERY GUN is a military derivative firearm you Texas queer...
- Most hunting rifles are based off of Mausers, and Springfields, and other older military designs.
- The Winchester Repeating Arms were were developed for the military
- The flintlock, another military derivative rifle.
And in the future, when laser guns are viable. They'll be military derivatives.