Monthly Archives: November 2013

Steuben County resolution denying use of county name, seal, letterhead or address

DENYING THE STATE OF NEW YORK PERMISSION TO USE THE SEAL OF STEUBEN COUNTY, THE STEUBEN COUNTY SHERIFF AND THE STEUBEN COUNTY CLERK, FOR ANY PURPOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW YORK STATE S.A.F.E. ACT.

WHEREAS, the State of New York passed a gun control law referred to as the S.A.F.E. Act without substantive debate or input from local governments; and

WHEREAS, this act clearly indicates that the enforcement of this law is the responsibility of New York State; and

WHEREAS, in recent discussions, the State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of Steuben County and the seal and names of the offices of the Steuben County Sheriff and the Steuben County Clerk in pistol permit recertification notices; and

WHEREAS, the Steuben County Sheriff and the Steuben County Clerk have voiced their strong objection to this request and suggestion.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED, that the Steuben County Legislature hereby denies the State of New York permission to use the name, seal, letterhead or address of the County of Steuben, the Steuben County Sheriff and the Steuben County Clerk for the purposes of correspondence with legal and registered gun owners regarding permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with the S.A.F.E. Act; and be it further

RESOLVED, certified copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, New York State Governor, New York State Capitol Building, Albany, NY 12224; Honorable Dean Skelos, NYS Senate Republican Conference Leader And Majority Coalition Leader, 909 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247; Honorable Jeffrey Klein, NYS Senate Independent Conference Leader And Majority Coalition Leader, 913 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247; Honorable Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Minority Leader, New York State Senate, 907 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247; Honorable Sheldon Silver, Speaker, New York State Assembly, 932 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248; Honorable Joseph D. Morelle, Majority Leader, New York State Assembly, 926 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248; Honorable Brian M. Kolb, Minority Leader, New York State Assembly, 933 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248; Honorable Thomas M. O’Mara, New York State Senator, 415 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247; Honorable Philip A. Palmesano, New York State Assemblyman, 723 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248; Honorable Joseph M. Giglio, New York State Assemblyman, 439 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248; Honorable Bill Nojay, New York State Assemblyman, 527 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248; Stephen J. Acquario, Executive Director, New York State Association of Counties, 540 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207; Honorable Jerry Davis, President, Inter-County Association of Western New York, c/o Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, Government Center, 143 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY 14569; and Joseph D’Amico, Superintendent, New York State Police, 1220 Washington Avenue, Building 22, Albany, NY 12226-2252.

Steuben County Res [PDF]

Wayne County resolution denying the State of New York permission to use the Wayne County Seal and name in enforcement of the the so-called SAFE Act

On Tuesday Nov 19 the Wayne County Board of Supervisors passed the following resolution,  supported by Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts and County Clerk Mike Jankowski.

Also the NYS Association of County Clerks unanimously passed the same resolution of the western region clerks.

Resolution denying the State of New York permission to use the Wayne County Seal and name in enforcement of the the so-called SAFE Act:

Whereas the State of New York has passed a gun control law referred to as the SAFE act, and…

Whereas this act clearly indicates that then enforcement of this law is the responsibility of New York State, and…

Whereas, in recent discussions the State has indicated an interest in using the Seal of Wayne County and the names of the offices of the Wayne County Sheriff and Wayne County Clerk in pistol permit recertification notices, and…

Whereas the County Sheriff and Clerk have voiced their strong objection to this request and suggestion, Therefore be it…

Resolved: That the Wayne County Board of Supervisors denies the State of New York permission to use the Name, seal of the County, letter head or address for purposes of correspondence with legal and registered gun owners regarding permit recertification or for any other purpose associated with the SAFE Act, and be it further…

Resolved: That copies of this resolution should be transmitted to the office of the Governor of New York State, the Superintendent of State Police, NYS Senator Mike Nozzolio, Assemblyman Bob Oaks and the legislature of every County in the State of New York.

Source: Wayne County SCOPE

Town of Cuyler resolution calling for repeal of sections of the NY SAFE act

RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE PROCESS OF ENACTMENT AND CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THE NEW YORK SAFE ACT

WHEREAS, the lawful ownership of firearms is, and has been, a valued tradition in Cortland County, and the rights protected by the Second Amendment to the United State Constitution are exercised by many of our residents; and

WHEREAS, the Cortland County Legislature acknowledges that in 2008, the Supreme Court established, via District of Columbia vs Heller, that the Second Amendment does not limit laws regulating the sales of guns, or prohibit possession of guns by the mentally ill or by felons, nor does it prohibit penalties against the carrying of guns in schools and government buildings;

WHEREAS, the enactment of the NY SAFE Act (Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2013) has engendered significant controversy over both the process by which it was enacted and certain provisions contained within it; and

WHEREAS, it is our understanding that many State Legislators had less than an hour to read the legislation, which contained approximately twenty-five thousand words, before being forced to vote on it; and

WHEREAS, our State Legislators most certainly could not have read the entire bill and understood its full implications prior to voting on it, nor had time to request and receive the input of their constituents regardng this matter; and

WHEREAS, this legislation has 60 sections, of which only three take effect immediately; and

WHEREAS, in our opinion, there was no reason for the Governor to have used a message of necessity to bring this bill to vote immediatey and bypass the three day maturing process for all legislation; and

WHEREAS, the rushed process in drafting the NY SAFE Act resulted in complex policy changes, many of which have been left up to interpretation, are confusing, and were not thoroughly considered; and

WHEREAS, requiring law-abiding gun owners to verify ownership of certain types of firearms every five years, in addition to registering them on their permits, which now also must be renewed every 5 years, does not increase the safety of the public and is unnecessarily burdensome to law-abiding gun owners of New York State; and

WHEREAS, there will be significant financial and time impact to the law-abiding gun owners who will now have to renew their pistol permits every 5 years at a cost, and significant financial and time impact to the Counties if they are mandated to become responsible for the 5 year recertification process; and

WHEREAS, this legislation prohibits the sale of firearm magazines with a capacity larger than seven rounds; and

WHEREAS, those firearm magazines with a capacity larger than seven rounds, which are authorized to be retained by existing owners, may only be loaded with seven rounds and eventually must be permanently altered to only accept seven rounds or be disposed of, thus constituting a seizure of legally owned personal property with no provision for compensation; and

WHEREAS, few or no low capacity (7 rounds or less) magazines currently exist for many of the firearms commonly possessed by law-abiding residents of New York State; and

WHEREAS, limiting the number of rounds to seven versus ten is arbitrary and capricious; has no correlation to public safety, as the number of magazines a person can own or carry is not limited and it only takes a few seconds to switch magazines; unfairly burdens law-abiding gun owners; and puts an undue burden on gun manufacturers to retool their manufacturing plants; and

WHEREAS, the only persons who will comply with the new high-capacity magazine ban are law abiding citizens, leaving the same high-capacity magazines in the hands of those who choose not to obey the law; and

WHEREAS, the SAFE Act does not ban semi-automatic firearms, but only bans military features on semi-automatic firearms such as a pistol grip, a lug allowing acceptance of a bayonet, or an adjustable stock to allow the gun to fit more than one size person; and

WHEREAS, not allowing these features on semi-automatic firearms will do little, if anything, to reduce gun violence; and

WHEREAS, requiring documentation of all ammunition sales in New York State, as provided for in this legislation, is a significant and unfunded mandate on business; and

WHEREAS, while there are some areas of the legislation that the Cortland County Legislature finds encouraging, such as addressing glaring shortcomings in the mental health system, the strengthening of Kendra’s law and Mark’s law, as well as privacy protections for certain of pistol permit holders, many other provision do littie more than negatively impact lawful gun owners; and

WHEREAS, the legislation fails to offer any meaningful solution to gun violence and places increased burdens where they do not belong, on the back of law-abiding citizens; and

WHEREAS, this legislation has the potential to turn New York State law-abiding gun owners into criminals; and

WHEREAS, the manner in which this legislation was brought forward for a vote in the State Legislature is deeply disturbing, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Cortland County Legislature requests the repeal of sections within the NY SAFE Act (Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2013) mentioned in the preceding paragraphs of this resolution, which infringe upon the right of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms but will not in actuality address the gun violence so prevalent in our Country; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Cortland County Legislature strongly encourages members of the New York State Legislature to hold public hearings to address the issue of gun violence in a way that will produce meaningful results; and be it further

RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Temporary President Dean Skelos, Senator Jeff Klein, State Senator James Seward, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Assemblypersons Barbara Lifton, Gary Finch, and Brian KoIb.

On a motion from Council Smith and seconded by Councilman White the board approved to sign the resolution opposing the process of enactment and certain provisions contained within the new York safe act.

Cuyler Resolution [PDF]

Date of passage unknown.

Town of Solon resolution calling for repeal of the NY SAFE act

Calling for the Repeal of the New York Secure Ammunition and
Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 (“NY SAFE Act”)

WHEREAS, the lawful ownership of firearms is, and has been, a valued tradition in Cortland County, and the rights protected by the Second Amendment to the United State Constitution are exercised by many of our residents; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Solon acknowledges that in 2008, the Supreme Court established, via District of Columbia vs Heller, that the Second Amendment does not limit laws regulating the sales of guns, or prohibit possession of guns by the mentally ill or by felons, nor does it prohibit penalties against the carrying of guns in schools and government buildings; and

WHEREAS. the enactment of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 (“NY SAFE Act”) has engendered significant controversy over both the process by which it was enacted and certain provisions contained within it; and

WHEREAS, it is our understanding that many State Legislators had less than an hour to read the legislation, which contained approximately Iwenty-five thousand words, before being forced to vote on it; and …

Full resolution:

Solon Resolution calling for repeal of the NY SAFE act by Evan Hempel

Date of passage unknown.

YATES COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE RESOLUTION on the “S.A.F.E. Act”

The Yates County Republican Committee, along with many other Local Citizens and Area Groups, is outraged at Governor Cuomo’s unprecedented attack on our Second Amendment Rights. The unfunded mandates and the processes by which the ‘SAFE’ Legislation was forced upon us Is reprehensible.

Consider this; we in the Finger Lakes Region have taken well over a year now to conduct numerous studies, public hearings and debate over the ‘Fracking’ Issue in New York. This is a Technology which has the potential to re-vitalize our State’s economy and lower Energy Costs. This is a Technology which we continue to study and fail to resolve this vital Issue. Why is there such abundant time for Debate on this critical Issue, yet a full on assault of our Second Amendment rights must be rammed down our throats almost overnight?

This new Law was pushed through the Legislative Process by Gov. Cuomo with no studies, no public hearings, no input from Law Enforcement, no consultation with Elected Officials and no Public Hearings. Yet, it was immediately signed into Law by Gov. Cuomo, who did so ignoring the usual three day requirement for Elected Representatives to be able to review the Legislation and receive feedback from their constituents.
Let there be no mistake about it, this was not only an attack on our Constitutional right to bear arms, it was yet another attack on our basic Freedom and our right of Representation.

This Law has nothing at all to do with the safety and security of children, first responders or average Citizens. It is an attempt by the Governor to further his own Political ambitions.

The incident in Connecticut was about the failure of the Mental Health System. The incident in Webster was about a violent felon being released from prison when he should have served the rest of his life there.

This Law will simply create more victims, and those victims might well be people who were once Law Abiding Citizens.

The right of self defense is an inherent right, bestowed upon us by our Creator. It is not “granted” to us by elitist, Ruling Class Politicians like Andrew Cuomo, Sheldon Silver or, apparently, by some of our own “Republican” Representatives to be denied us when they see fit.

George Washington said, “Do not be misled; a Free People ought not only be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own Government.”

Therefore, our position at the YRC is:
*We condemn the NYS Safe Act
*We condemn the process by which it was passed
*We condemn the unfunded Mandates the State Government continuously burdens Local Governments with
*We will work tirelessly to see this Law overturned
*We demand that the unfunded Mandates stop

We commend, and will support those Elected Officials with the courage to oppose this misguided Law and will Publicly condemn those Elected Officials who support the “Safe Act” and the unfunded Mandates

We will seek Citizens to run for Public Office who support the Constitution and replace those Politicians who will not support the repeal of this Law

We seek the support of the Yates County Legislature in pursuit of these goals. This is a very serious matter of preserving our Constitutional Rights, our Freedom and our very fabric as a Free Society, ….of preserving our Country.

It starts here. It starts now.

From: http://www.yatesrepublicanparty.org/safe_act.htm
Time of passage unknown.

Town of Boonville resolution calling for repeal of the NY SAFE act

Excellent resolution, passed unanimously!

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