SleazyRider
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I live in New York State, where it's a crime to possess an unregistered handgun. Please accept the fact that neither the law nor my state of residency is likely to change; so posts that either bash NYS or suggest that I move elsewhere are unhelpful. Thank you in advance for understanding this.
NYS law notwithstanding, there are countless unregistered handguns in the state, many of which are family hand-me-downs, relics of a war, or acquired prior to the registration requirement. The bottom line is that to legally possess grandpa's old Model 10, it must be registered and recorded on one's permit; and those of us who want to remain within the law may want to register their gun but can't. Here's why: proof of ownership/origin must be submitted with one's application, be it a bill-of-sale, receipt, or executor's statement. Oftentimes this proof is unavailable, so the guns remain unregistered, and if stolen and/or used in the commission of a crime, cannot be traced, which is the very opposite of the law's intent.
What do you think of this idea: A one-year moratorium on the documentation requirement to register a gun in NYS, when proof of ownership would not have to be submitted to one's county government to register a gun. It would cost zero tax dollars since there's already a fee in place for the registration process, and would be far more effective than the ineffective and silly COBIS requirements now on the books. At the very least, it would afford many gun owners in NYS the option to legally possess, and therefore enjoy, their currently unregistered firearms; or continue to keep them unlawfully squirreled away in the gun safe. Understand that if the latter is chosen, the gun can never be legally used or liquidated, and the conundrum would eventually be passed along to one's heirs.
Good idea or not? I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.
NYS law notwithstanding, there are countless unregistered handguns in the state, many of which are family hand-me-downs, relics of a war, or acquired prior to the registration requirement. The bottom line is that to legally possess grandpa's old Model 10, it must be registered and recorded on one's permit; and those of us who want to remain within the law may want to register their gun but can't. Here's why: proof of ownership/origin must be submitted with one's application, be it a bill-of-sale, receipt, or executor's statement. Oftentimes this proof is unavailable, so the guns remain unregistered, and if stolen and/or used in the commission of a crime, cannot be traced, which is the very opposite of the law's intent.
What do you think of this idea: A one-year moratorium on the documentation requirement to register a gun in NYS, when proof of ownership would not have to be submitted to one's county government to register a gun. It would cost zero tax dollars since there's already a fee in place for the registration process, and would be far more effective than the ineffective and silly COBIS requirements now on the books. At the very least, it would afford many gun owners in NYS the option to legally possess, and therefore enjoy, their currently unregistered firearms; or continue to keep them unlawfully squirreled away in the gun safe. Understand that if the latter is chosen, the gun can never be legally used or liquidated, and the conundrum would eventually be passed along to one's heirs.
Good idea or not? I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.