Originally Posted By: Tempest
Now this is CLASSIC:
Quote:
NEW YORK (WABC) -- It appears someone forgot to exempt police officers from the ban of ammunition clips with more than 7 bullets in New York State's new gun control law.
It's a big oversight that apparently happened in the haste by the Cuomo Administration to get a tough package of gun-control measures signed into law.
On Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the sweeping gun measure, the nation's toughest. It includes a ban on the possession of high-capacity magazines.
Specifically, magazines with more than 7 rounds will be illegal under the new law.
The problem as the statute is currently written does NOT exempt law enforcement officers.
The NYPD, the State Police and virtually every law enforcement agency in the state carry 9-milli-meter guns, which have a 15-round capacity.
Unless an exemption is added by the time the law takes effect in March, police would technically be in violation of the new gun measure.
Within the last hour, the Patrolman's Benevolent Association President released a statement saying, "The PBA is actively working to enact changes to this law that will provide the appropriate exemptions from the law for active and retired law enforcement officers."
State Senator Eric Adams, a former NYPD Captain, told us he's going to push for an amendment next week to exempt police officers from the high-capacity magazine ban. In his words, "You can't give more ammo to the criminals"
A spokesman for the Governor's office called us to say, "We are still working out some details of the law and the exemption will be included."
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnew_york&id=8958116
If there is any indication as to the raw stupidity of the people that both wrote and voted on this legislation....
Who is going to arrest all of the police for being in violation of the law?
This is the kind of stupidity that the State of Illinois cranks out on a regular basis.
Just goes to prove that no one with a brain wrote it, and no one with a brain read it.
Now this is CLASSIC:
Quote:
NEW YORK (WABC) -- It appears someone forgot to exempt police officers from the ban of ammunition clips with more than 7 bullets in New York State's new gun control law.
It's a big oversight that apparently happened in the haste by the Cuomo Administration to get a tough package of gun-control measures signed into law.
On Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the sweeping gun measure, the nation's toughest. It includes a ban on the possession of high-capacity magazines.
Specifically, magazines with more than 7 rounds will be illegal under the new law.
The problem as the statute is currently written does NOT exempt law enforcement officers.
The NYPD, the State Police and virtually every law enforcement agency in the state carry 9-milli-meter guns, which have a 15-round capacity.
Unless an exemption is added by the time the law takes effect in March, police would technically be in violation of the new gun measure.
Within the last hour, the Patrolman's Benevolent Association President released a statement saying, "The PBA is actively working to enact changes to this law that will provide the appropriate exemptions from the law for active and retired law enforcement officers."
State Senator Eric Adams, a former NYPD Captain, told us he's going to push for an amendment next week to exempt police officers from the high-capacity magazine ban. In his words, "You can't give more ammo to the criminals"
A spokesman for the Governor's office called us to say, "We are still working out some details of the law and the exemption will be included."
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnew_york&id=8958116
If there is any indication as to the raw stupidity of the people that both wrote and voted on this legislation....
Who is going to arrest all of the police for being in violation of the law?
This is the kind of stupidity that the State of Illinois cranks out on a regular basis.
Just goes to prove that no one with a brain wrote it, and no one with a brain read it.
