http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/...n-massacre?lite

Making law abiding citizens into criminals through legislation.

No politician would ever consider confiscation. Yeah right.
"It is well-balanced, it protects the Second Amendment," Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos of Long Island told the AP. "And there is no confiscation of weapons, which was at one time being considered.


Under the measure:

•Police would create a registry of assault weapons. Those New Yorkers who already own such weapons would be required to register their guns with the state. Current state law defines assault weapons as having two "military rifle" features, but the proposal would reduce that specification to just one feature and make the unsafe storage of assault weapons a misdemeanor..

First step to confiscate is to register.

•Private sales of assault weapons to people outside the immediate family circle would be subject to a background check and online sales of assault weapons would be banned..

If nobody in the family wants the weapon upon the owner's death, how does the estate get compensated for the sale of the item if transfers are illegal? Is the estate supposed to turn them in?

•Magazines would be restricted to seven bullets, from the current 10. Current owners of higher-capacity magazines would have a year to sell them out of state. If an owner is found to have eight or more bullets in a magazine, she could face a misdemeanor charge..
Where can I find a 7 round magazine for my Ruger Mk1, or my Springfield XD, or my HK USP, or my High Standard target pistol? Legislating to effectively make ownership and usage illegal should be a crime.



•The proposed measure would require that stolen guns be reported within 24 hours..

No issue with this provision.

•The measure would also enshrine a system through which mental health professionals would be required to report to officials when they believe their patients may harm themselves or others. In such cases, police would be allowed to confiscate any guns owned by a potentially dangerous patient.

Somewhat okay with this as proposed, but it may need to be refined somewhat to weed out false reporting.

It will be interesting to see what the US congress comes up with. NY got most of their legislation wrong. It will not achieve their goals.