Senator Catherine Young (R-Olean)
ALBANY – As the voting session winds down in Albany, Senator Cathy Young is outlining a series of SAFE Act reforms that she co-sponsored and which were passed by the state Senate earlier this week.
The reforms call for several provisions, including:
- FULLY REPEAL the SAFE Act requirement for a statewide database of ammunition sales;
- REAFFIRMS the right to inherit a semi-automatic rifle that is owned by a family member, so that these firearms can be legally passed from one generation to the next;
- PROTECTS THE PRIVACY of legal gun owners by preventing public disclosure of personal information that is contained on firearms licenses;
- REQUIRES notification to an individual if they have been placed on any list alleging mental health concerns that could affect their right to own firearms;
- RESTORES responsibility to local County Clerks to oversee handgun recertification, and shifts control of New York’s pistol permit database away from the State Police to a non-enforcement administrative agency.
The proposed reforms have been praised by several groups, including the National Rifle Association and New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA).
Despite being approved by the GOP controlled Senate, it is unlikely that any of the reforms will be taken up and approved by the Assembly.
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