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New York: Please Thank Senators for their Opposition to Micro-stamping Bill

Friday, July 2, 2010

Although the New York State Senate laid aside Senate Bill 6005 and expunged the vote previously taken this session, the possibility remains that lawmakers will come back into session after the holiday weekend, meaning that S6005 could still be brought back up for a vote on the Senate floor.

S6005 would require all semi-automatic handguns delivered to any licensed firearm dealer in New York to mechanically stamp certain information about the firearm (such as the make, model and serial number) onto the cartridge case when the gun is discharged. This bill does not exempt models currently available, making all of these guns illegal for sale in New York unless they are redesigned by their manufacturers, which would vastly increase the cost of these firearms.

Micro-stamping is an unproven technology that is easily defeated with common household tools and the replacement of a few small parts.  If passed, the availability of semi-automatic handguns in New York will be in serious doubt, as manufacturers simply may choose not to build or sell firearms for purchase in the state. Of course, that is the ultimate goal of this legislation.  Make no mistake, this is a gun ban and it must be stopped.

If you haven’t done so already, we urge NRA members to contact the following Senators and THANK them for voting against S6005!

Name

District

Party

Phone

Email

State Senator Kenneth LaValle

1

R

518-455-3121

[email protected]

State Senator John Flanagan

2

R

518-455-2071

[email protected]

State Senator Owen Johnson

4

R

518-455-3411

[email protected]

State Senator Carl Marcellino

5

R

518-455-2390

[email protected]

State Senator Kemp Hannon

6

R

518-455-2200

[email protected]

State Senator Charles Fuschillo, Jr.

8

R

518-455-3341

[email protected]

State Senator Dean Skelos

9

R

518-455-3171

[email protected]

State Senator Martin Golden

22

R

518-455-2730

[email protected]

State Senator Andrew Lanza

24

R

518-455-3215

[email protected]

State Senator William Larkin

39

R

518-455-2770

[email protected]

State Senator Vincent Leibell

40

R

518-455-3111

[email protected]

State Senator Stephen Saland

41

R

518-455-2411

[email protected]

State Senator John Bonacic

42

R

518-455-3181

[email protected]

State Senator Roy McDonald

43

R

518-455-2381

[email protected]

State Senator Hugh Farley

44

R

518-455-2181

[email protected]

State Senator Elizabeth Little

45

R

518-455-2811

[email protected]

State Senator Joseph Griffo

47

R

518-455-3334

[email protected]

State Senator Darrel Aubertine

48

D

518-455-2761

[email protected]

State Senator David Valesky

49

D

518-455-2838

[email protected]

State Senator John DeFrancisco

50

R

518-455-3511

[email protected]

State Senator James Seward

51

R

518-455-3131

[email protected]

State Senator Thomas Libous

52

R

518-455-2677

[email protected]

State Senator George Winner, Jr.

53

R

518-455-2091

[email protected]

State Senator Michael Nozzolio

54

R

518-455-2366

[email protected]

State Senator James Alesi

55

R

518-455-2015

[email protected]

State Senator Joseph Robach

56

R

518-455-2909

[email protected]

State Senator Catharine Young

57

R

518-455-3563

[email protected]

State Senator William Stachowski

58

D

518-455-2426

[email protected]

State Senator Dale Volker

59

R

518-455-3471

[email protected]

State Senator Michael Ranzenhofer

61

R

518-455-3161

[email protected]

State Senator George Maziarz

62

R

518-455-2024

[email protected]



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