Anti-gun legislators from New York City are pushing legislation that would result in banning firearms in the Empire State.
If microstamping were to become law, says the National Shooting Sports Foundation, firearms manufacturers would be forced to employ a patented, sole-sourced technology that independent studies, including those from the National Academy of Sciences and the University of California at Davis, found to be flawed and easily defeated by criminals.
Passage of this bill could result in hundreds of layoffs for New York workers, as firearm factories consider moving out of the state. Furthermore, firearms manufacturers could be forced to abandon the New York market altogether rather than spend the astronomical amount of money needed to completely reconfigure their manufacturing and assembly processes. This would directly impact law enforcement, firearms retailers and their law-abiding customers.
“This is an extraordinarily dangerous bill,” said Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for the NSSF. “As legislation that would mandate microstamping not only threatens law-abiding gun owners, but our industry’s ability to supply the nation’s law enforcement officers and military with high-quality firearms, we encourage all citizens of New York to contact their state senator immediately and urge him or her to oppose S. 6005, firearms microstamping.”
Companion legislation has already passed the New York Assembly.
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The Ruffed Grouse Society will hold its 10th Annual New Jersey Sporting Clay Challenge at the Hudson Farm, 270 Stanhope Road, Andover, N.J., on June 27.
Held in cooperation with Griffin & Howe and using the Lewis Class format, the 20-station fully electronic shoot is open to every class shooter with prizes and trophies awarded to the top three shooters as well as for the top guns in the ladies youth and team divisions.
Registration is $300 per shooter, and includes 100 targets, four boxes of shells, shell carrier, continental breakfast, sit down lunch and dessert.
For more information or to register, contact Dave Hansroth (412) 303-1405 or at [email protected].
Proceeds from this event will be used to restore and protect grouse and woodcock habitat.