NY State Senators Ortt, Panepinto Pass SAFE Act Reforms

By Ammoland

Albany, New York –-(Ammoland.com)- State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-C-I-North Tonawanda, joined his Senate Republican colleagues in successfully passing a series of reforms (S5837) to the controversial NY-SAFE Act Monday.

The legislation includes reforms that relate to transferring certain firearms to family members, reporting mental health issues, gun licensing applications and licensing recertification processes.

The bill also would repeal a provision of the SAFE Act that requires a background check for a person purchasing ammunition. This is known as the ammunition database.

Since day one, Ortt has pushed to get the SAFE Act overturned, calling it “unconstitutional.” The senator’s first piece of legislation was sponsoring the full repeal of the SAFE Act. Since January, Ortt has sponsored a total of eight bills to eliminate or roll back some requirements of the NY-SAFE Act. Ortt …read more

Source:: AmmoLand