New York’s already beleaguered gun owners are facing even more restrictions thanks to Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signing several more arguably unconstitutional measures into law.
On October 9, Hochul signed six new anti-gun bills into law. One bill, SB 6649, infringes on the First Amendment rights of licensed gun dealers and gunsmiths not by telling them what they can’t say, but telling them what they must say. The measure requires gun retailers to post within their place of business a warning about the “risks that come with owning a firearm.” It also requires gun sellers to provide information about the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to buyers at the point of sale.
According to the legislation, passed by the legislature back in June, the signs, which must be at least 8½-by-11 inches and use at least 26-point type, would read: “Access to a weapon or firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, death during domestic disputes, and/or unintentional deaths to children, household members and others. If you or a loved one is experiencing distress and/or depression, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.”
These signs must be posted at an entrance, a second posted where the guns are being sold and at least one more sign in an additional area by licensed dealers or gunsmiths. As for punishment for not posting the signs, the legislation states: “Failure to comply with any provision of this subdivision shall be a violation punishable by imprisonment of not more than fifteen days or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.”
Interestingly, no legislation has been introduced requiring signs in gun shops stating that firearms are used millions of times a year by lawful citizens to protect themselves and their families.
Another measure, SB 8479, mandates that payment processors assign firearm/ammunition specific merchant category codes (MCCs), which are used by payment processors (like Visa and Mastercard) and other financial services companies to categorize transactions. A special MCC for gun and ammunition purchases was adopted last year by the International Organization for Standardization. MCCs are used by payment processors (like Visa and Mastercard) and other financial services companies to categorize transactions.
Prior to the creation of the specific code for guns, firearms retailers fell under the MCC for sporting goods stores or miscellaneous retail. If the new code is used, credit card companies and other payment processors can tell the purchases were firearms, basically creating a de facto registry of firearms and firearm owners.
Other measures signed on October 9 make already illegal “Glock switches” even more illegal, make the state’s so-called “red-flag” law even more onerous for lawful gun owners in two different ways and require gun licensing officers to provide information about statewide resources related to safe storage of firearms, child access preventionand firearm violence prevention.
What’s on the docket for the next session? They will never stop.
you cannot fix STUPID
“…no legislation has been introduced requiring signs in gun shops stating that firearms are used millions of times a year by lawful citizens to protect themselves and their families.”
When I read that, a little mischievous thought came to me. A sign board two feet wide and three feet high will accommodate nine 8½×11 sheets of paper. Dilute the government mandated sign with eight pro-firearm signs with the same typeface and font size. There’s no substantive meaning here, just a small FU to the state despots.
“Access to a weapon or firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, death during domestic disputes, and/or unintentional deaths to children, household members and others.
And post a sign right below that stating “The above statement regarding access to a firearm in the home significantly increasing the risk of suicide, death during domestic disputes, and/or unintentional deaths to children, household members and others – is required by NY law, however, the statement is not true. In addition, firearms are used legally and responsibly millions of times annually nationwide to defend individuals, their families, and others against violent criminal acts.”
There is no law against posting such ‘personal’ signs in your gun store.
Golly, she looks like a very pleasant person.
Bookend for the Witless Gov of Michigan. Dullard dimwit Boss Bs of newage prog feminism. Hochul, Whitmer, Hobbs (and Newsom/Walz) .
Like all Democrat women — Can’t Understand Normal Thinking
The author apparently does not understand the difference between “arguable” and “clearly” unconstitutional.
The AI needs to be tweaked a little bit more.
RE: “According to the legislation, passed by the legislature back in June, the signs, which must be at least 8½-by-11 inches and use at least 26-point type, would read: Access to a weapon or firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, death during domestic disputes, and/or unintentional deaths to children, household members and others. If you or a loved one is experiencing distress and/or depression, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.”
Long before there was a NY mandated warning label I suggested posting signs and labels Warning About the Harzards of Gun Control. And of course it fell on deaf ears.
So since sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander now I suggest anywhere the NY sign appears beside it should be a sign that reads: WARNING! History Confirms Gun Control in any shape, matter or form is Rooted in Racism and Genocide.
Hopefully the dead serious words Racism and Genocide will weigh on minds in NY better than it does for certain Gun talking fudds on this forum.
It would be funny to have an 8.5X11 sign then have another sign saying stuff that would make the smoke come out of their ears on a full sized poster.
“Prior to the creation of the specific code for guns, firearms retailers fell under the MCC for sporting goods stores or miscellaneous retail. If the new code is used, credit card companies and other payment processors can tell the purchases were firearms, basically creating a de facto registry of firearms and firearm owners.”
Start filing lawsuits, that’s a direct violation of federal law prohibiting the creation of gun registries…
It isn’t a federal registry, just a private and searchable database intended to circumvent the federal law. On the other hand, in that one has to pass a background check that contains the same information, if not more, what is the point?
cancel all customer memberships like Sportsman Warehouse, Cabela’s,et.
They keep a history of ALL purchases.
ATF comes in and you have a bullseye on your back.
I’d post the “risks of firearm ownership” in the middle of an even bigger sign that said, “The information on this sign is incomplete, misleading and misrepresents the facts.”
The atheist government of nazi Germany required churches to post the swastika symbol behind the pastor. So worshipers would always see that symbol. While the pastor was speaking.
No more knowing which cop filed the ERPO with any ability to go after false reporting in an effective manner……. what could go wrong