NY Congressman proposes new legislation to repeal NY Safe Act at the federal level

Address: 2138 Route 9 Round Lake, NY 12151
Phone: (518) 899 - 2799
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New York residents and their state government have been at odds over the NY SAFE Act, a set of restrictive gun control laws that are among the strictest in the nation – only Massachusetts, New Jersey, and California, rank lower. Despite years of persistent efforts, most lawmakers in the Capitol have no interest in making any changes.

Congressman Chris Collins has apparently gotten fed up with lawmakers’ glacial progress at repealing the NY SAFE Act and is taking matters into his own hands – or rather, into Congress’s hands. Today, the congressman has announced a proposal to amend the United States Code to expressly prohibit states from enacting legislation that regulates or prohibits “rifles or shotguns”.

Congressman Collins’s proposal is titled SAGA, or Second Amendment Guarantee Act. You can read the full proposal here.

You can also read the subsection of the US Code to be modified here.

This bill would essentially repeal and prohibit, at the federal level, the NY SAFE Act – one of the most invasive gun control laws in the United States.

Gov Cuomo had some words to say about this proposal, but there’s no need to include them here. If you would like to read what he has to say, or would like more info on this proposal, WIVB has written an article about it. You can read their article here.