IT HAS BEGUN! IN NY OF ALL PLACES!

[Reverenddel]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hit_ ... kLBtiTPMfJ

Hit us with your best shot, Andy!
By FREDRIC U. DICKER
Last Updated: 4:01 AM, January 21, 2013

Assault-rifle owners statewide are organizing a mass boycott of Gov. Cuomo’s new law mandating they register their weapons, daring officials to “come and take it away,” The Post has learned.

Gun-range owners and gun-rights advocates are encouraging hundreds of thousands of owners to defy the law, saying it’d be the largest act of civil disobedience in state history.

“I’ve heard from hundreds of people that they’re prepared to defy the law, and that number will be magnified by the thousands, by the tens of thousands, when the registration deadline comes,’’ said Brian Olesen, president of the American Shooters Supply, one of the largest gun dealers in the state.

Officials estimate at least 1 million semiautomatic rifles are owned in the state, sources said.

And come April 15, 2014 — when Cuomo is expected to be running for re-election — they all have to be registered with the State Police.

But because the rifles have been legal but unregistered until now, authorities don’t know who has them or where they are located.

State officials will be nervously watching the registration figures to see how many gun owners comply, sources said.

“I believe you will have people stepping forward, saying, ‘Here I am. See? I have what you call an assault rifle. Now come and take it away,’ ’’ said a gun-rights activist and boycott organizer.

That’s exactly what state officials are worried about.

“Many of these assault-rifle owners aren’t going to register; we realize that,’’ said a Cuomo-administration source who added that officials expect “widespread violations’’ of the new law. Owners who refuse to register could face a class-A misdemeanor — punishable by up to a year in prison.

And an owner’s weapon could also be confiscated, which could be worth several thousands of dollars.

National Rifle Association President David Keene told The Post yesterday that he wasn’t surprised by the planned boycott.

“While we don’t get involved in campaigns to resist the law, I will say this: Historic experience here and in Canada shows that when you try to force gun owners into a registration and licensing system, there’s usually mass opposition and mass noncompliance,” he said. “I think it’s going to be very difficult for the governor to get mass compliance with this new law.”

Leaders of some of the state’s 300 gun clubs, gun dealers and Second Amendment organizations are organizing the boycott — and the heaviest interest is in Suffolk County, the Capital District and the Buffalo region, sources said.

The organizers point to a little-known guarantee of gun ownership contained in New York’s own “Civil Rights Law,” which was ratified the same year as the Constitution .

The state statute says the right to keep and bear arms “cannot be infringed” — stronger than the Second Amendment, which says it “shall not be infringed.’’

“They’re saying, ‘F--- the governor! F--- Cuomo! We’re not going to register our guns,’ and I think they’re serious. People are not going to do it. People are going to resist,’’ said State Rifle and Pistol Association President Tom King, a member of the NRA board of directors. “They’re taking one of our guaranteed civil rights, and they’re taking it away.’’

Olesen said he’ll soon launch a nonprofit, to be called Save the Second Amendment Foundation,’ to fight the new law.

fredric.dicker@nypost.com

[OakRidgeStars]

Better watch out for those pesky drones

[TheGodfather]

Better watch out for those pesky drones

Not to worry. Those drones will only be used against terrorists. Homeland Security clearly defines a terrorist as...oh wait...uh, yeah. Watch out for the drones.

[SHMIV]

Drones... hmmm... remember that gnat shooting thread from the other day?

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[VBshooter]

Says it all to me ..these folks need support..This can go nationwide and it should.....“They’re saying, ‘F--- the governor! F--- Cuomo! We’re not going to register our guns,’ and I think they’re serious. People are not going to do it. People are going to resist,’’ said State Rifle and Pistol Association President Tom King, a member of the NRA board of directors. “They’re taking one of our guaranteed civil rights, and they’re taking it away.’’

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[Kreutz]

Suffolk county w00t!

A state that is billions upon billions upon billions (ad infinitum) in the hole focusing on a non-existent problem(law abiding owners of semi-auto rifles and pistols with 7+ rounds) strikes me as silly.

[wpoppert]

Check out what's going on in MD right now: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Maryl ... 4771249761

or http://marylandshallissue.org/

In short, "the Senate building has been closed for the first time in 11 years due to overwhelming voter turnout."

I hope MD gets the message, but those clowns can be pretty slow on the uptake.

[milspecnsn]

I moved to VA 2 yrs ago after having lived in NY my entire life in NYC and Nassau County, next to Suffolk. NYers have been subjugated by libs and rinos for too many years. The heavily populated downstate area has dominated elections for far too many years. Judges are in the pols pocket. I believe we're seeing "the first strike" against this "intolerable act". God bless all my 2A brothers

[Reverenddel]

I agree, How can we support these folks in NY for their actions?

Ideas?

[dorminWS]

I agree, How can we support these folks in NY for their actions?

Ideas?

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Oh, I imagine they'll start rasing money pretty quick. Send them a few bucks.

And, nice feller that I am, I'll offer to keep their guns safe for them down here in the Old Dominion.

[thekinetic]

Fight them rat bastards you New Yorkers!

[HEX]

This act is a step in the right direction - - A Boston Tea Party Event would be better .....Have a scone!

[Tweaker]

Questions - Does this law require merely registration or does it actually ban semi autos?

Why would you register something that is now illegal to own?

As the police are not exempted, are they going to bring revolvers and mean words to your house to come take your semi auto rifles?

Liberalism is a mental problem.

[jdonovan]

Questions - Does this law require merely registration or does it actually ban semi autos?

The sale and/or transfer of newly defined assault weapons is banned within the state, although sales out of state are permitted. Possession of the newly-defined assault weapons is allowed only if they were possessed at the time that the law was passed, and are registered with the state within one year.

Why would you register something that is now illegal to own?

because you want to comply with the man.

As the police are not exempted, are they going to bring revolvers and mean words to your house to come take your semi auto rifles?

nope, and they aren't going to arrest themselves either.

[Tweaker]

Thanks for clearing that up. What a totally sneaky, underhanded method to steal someone's property. I would expect nothing less.

If shots are not fired in anger the day after anyone suffer the penalties under this bill, we will know they will have surrendered.

[Reverenddel]

Looottttsss of "boating accidents" in the lakes in NY state!

[mamabearCali]

Hmmmm well PA is not ar away. Could they buy their ammo there?

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[Jakeiscrazy]

In the event all this turns serious and shots are fired it will be interesting to see how public opinion is changed. My personal prediction is the public will push for more gun control in such an event.