ALBANY -- A New York lawmaker is dropping a plan that would have required museums, historical societies and living history re-enactors to obtain licenses to own antique guns and muzzleloading weapons.
Democratic Assemblyman Michael Gianaris of Queens says he decided to drop the licensing provision after hearing concerns from museums and re-enactment groups that such a requirement could have crippling economic consequences.
Gianaris' new plan still requires purchasers of antique firearms to undergo a background check the same as they would for handguns. But his new proposal includes an exemption for museums, historical societies, historic sites, and groups conducting re-enactment, living history, educational or interpretive events.
Gianaris' new plan still requires purchasers of antique firearms to undergo a background check the same as they would for handguns. But his new proposal includes an exemption for museums, historical societies, historic sites, and groups conducting re-enactment, living history, educational or interpretive events.
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GiveMeLiberty wrote on Feb 15, 2008 9:33 AM:
Why doesn't Gianaris just make shooting deputies illegal?
Oh wait, criminals don't follow laws.
Sorry, folks, this is a stupid idea by an even more stupid politician. Gianaris is literally attempting to legislate the ownership of a close-ended pipe set in a block of wood.
What's next?
Are people going to wake up before they find themselves filling out background check paperwork at Wal*Mart to buy little Johnny his first baseball bat? "
Leon Kapowski wrote on Feb 15, 2008 9:23 AM: