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here is that link I mentioned in my previous post on the Albany NY Police statement.......................................................
.Troopers PBA: Hey, our members didn’t pass SAFE
Posted on April 15, 2013 at 5:28 pm by Casey Seiler, Capitol bureau chief in Guns
(Skip Dickstein/Times Union)The New York State Troopers PBA has released a statement expressing its hope that opponents of the SAFE gun control law will appreciate the fact that its members “did not write the terms of the bill nor vote on its passage.”
“Our membership holds widely shared concerns of this new law,” the statement reads in part. “Additionally, we believe that actual enforcement of these new regulations will significantly increase the hazards of an already dangerous job.”
Other law enforcement groups, including one representing deputy sheriffs in Saratoga County, have expressed their opposition to the law, which was passed in January less than 24 hours after being released for public view.
The statement calls out Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak and state Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, western New York lawmakers who have called for an official investigation into whether or not the State Police are sifting through medical records. The elected officials were reacting to the case of a Buffalo-area librarian who had to turn in his guns after being mistaken for a man with the same name. State Police and the Erie County Clerk have been pointing fingers at each other over that episode.
“Additionally, some in mainstream media have already irresponsibly increased the anti-police rhetoric, which fosters additional resentment of law enforcement,” the statement says, without identifying any reporter or outlet.
Here’s the full statement:
The NY SAFE Act has been a controversial and emotional topic since its passage in January of 2013. The NYS Troopers PBA, representing more than 6,000 active and retired members, has reserved public comment as we worked within the legislative process of NYS government with the hope of affecting changes to the law. Our membership holds widely shared concerns of this new law. Additionally, we believe that actual enforcement of these new regulations will significantly increase the hazards of an already dangerous job.
Polls have shown that increased firearm regulations are not popular in the more rural and upstate regions of our state, which is where the majority of our members live and patrol. Additionally, some in mainstream media have already irresponsibly increased the anti-police rhetoric, which fosters additional resentment of law enforcement. Even some of our elected officials, like Senator Ranzenhofer and Assemblyman Gabryszak, are calling for a probe of our members and their efforts to meet the standards of this new law.
It is the responsibility of this union to defend the reputation and safety of our members. Potential legislative changes as well as pending court decisions may further alter the terms of the SAFE Act. The individual members of this union did not write the terms of the bill nor vote on its passage. We urge the citizens of New York State to remember that Troopers are simply tasked with the lawful mandate to enforce the laws of the State, regardless of their personal opinion of such laws.
.Troopers PBA: Hey, our members didn’t pass SAFE
Posted on April 15, 2013 at 5:28 pm by Casey Seiler, Capitol bureau chief in Guns
(Skip Dickstein/Times Union)The New York State Troopers PBA has released a statement expressing its hope that opponents of the SAFE gun control law will appreciate the fact that its members “did not write the terms of the bill nor vote on its passage.”
“Our membership holds widely shared concerns of this new law,” the statement reads in part. “Additionally, we believe that actual enforcement of these new regulations will significantly increase the hazards of an already dangerous job.”
Other law enforcement groups, including one representing deputy sheriffs in Saratoga County, have expressed their opposition to the law, which was passed in January less than 24 hours after being released for public view.
The statement calls out Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak and state Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, western New York lawmakers who have called for an official investigation into whether or not the State Police are sifting through medical records. The elected officials were reacting to the case of a Buffalo-area librarian who had to turn in his guns after being mistaken for a man with the same name. State Police and the Erie County Clerk have been pointing fingers at each other over that episode.
“Additionally, some in mainstream media have already irresponsibly increased the anti-police rhetoric, which fosters additional resentment of law enforcement,” the statement says, without identifying any reporter or outlet.
Here’s the full statement:
The NY SAFE Act has been a controversial and emotional topic since its passage in January of 2013. The NYS Troopers PBA, representing more than 6,000 active and retired members, has reserved public comment as we worked within the legislative process of NYS government with the hope of affecting changes to the law. Our membership holds widely shared concerns of this new law. Additionally, we believe that actual enforcement of these new regulations will significantly increase the hazards of an already dangerous job.
Polls have shown that increased firearm regulations are not popular in the more rural and upstate regions of our state, which is where the majority of our members live and patrol. Additionally, some in mainstream media have already irresponsibly increased the anti-police rhetoric, which fosters additional resentment of law enforcement. Even some of our elected officials, like Senator Ranzenhofer and Assemblyman Gabryszak, are calling for a probe of our members and their efforts to meet the standards of this new law.
It is the responsibility of this union to defend the reputation and safety of our members. Potential legislative changes as well as pending court decisions may further alter the terms of the SAFE Act. The individual members of this union did not write the terms of the bill nor vote on its passage. We urge the citizens of New York State to remember that Troopers are simply tasked with the lawful mandate to enforce the laws of the State, regardless of their personal opinion of such laws.
