NY SAFE Act And Its Recertification Fiasco

By Tom Knighton

The state of New York and her governor are finding that the fallout for the NY SAFE Act is far from over. You see, in addition to being a constitutionally questionable (at best) law, it’s also creating an administrative nightmare for county clerks.

You know, the people who have to actually deal with this stuff.

With thousands of New York’s lifetime permit holders facing mandatory re-certification this month, some are calling on Gov. Cuomo to push back the deadline.

The myriad of permits, required to own a modern pistol or revolver in the Empire State, are set to expire Jan. 31 under the provisions of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, signed by Cuomo in 2013. However, with some county clerks reporting that most of their expiring permits have yet to be re-certified, Republican lawmakers want the time limit extended.

“Many pistol permit holders in my district have yet to receive the proper paperwork alerting them of the need to recertify,” said state Sen. Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda. “We must delay the deadline to avoid what will become a bureaucratic nightmare for residents, law enforcement and local officials.”

An inefficient government bureaucracy? Say it ain’t so!

Seriously, this is …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms