ALBANY — State lawmakers are trying to carve out a loophole for retired cops in the sweeping state gun control law that Gov. Cuomo has touted as the toughest in the nation.
A bill approved by the state Assembly Thursday would allow retired police officers to keep assault weapons and high-capacity magazines they purchased during their time on the force.
“They are going to have what they retired with, what they trained on,” said Assemblyman Joe Lentol (D-Brooklyn), who sponsored the bill.
Lentol said the bill — which was approved by a 96-15 vote — simply corrects an “oversight” in Cuomo’s original gun law that failed to account for retired cops and federal law enforcement officers, who, despite no longer serving, often take action during a crisis.
Some examples of "more equal" LEOs and ex-LEOs in the last few weeks:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/19/us/philad ... index.html
http://metronews.ca/news/toronto/663486 ... ne-on-him/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Hial ... 30101.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 9991.story
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/da-v ... aJTaVGNPuO
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