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Governor Cuomo signed the strictest gun control law in January saying that having magazines with more than a 8 round capacity is defined as a criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree; a “Class D Violent Felony.”
Yes, it a worse crime to have more than 7 bullets loaded in the magazine of your gun, than it is to be a child molester! This is typical progressive mentality, anything to feel virtuous.
Listed below are a few crimes in New York that are class E felonies and A misdemeanors which are one or two arrest levels below a class D felony.
120.70 – Luring a child | E Felony
125.10 – Criminally negligent homicide | E Felony
130.20 – Sexual misconduct | A Misdemeanor
130.25 – Rape 3rd degree | E Felony
130.40 – Criminal sexual act 3rd degree | E Felony
130.52 – Forcible touching | A Misdemeanor
130.53 – Persistent sexual abuse | E Felony
130.65A – Aggravated sexual abuse 4th degree | E Felony
130.85 – Female genital mutilation | E Felony
Being a New Yorker (hating it by the second) I am outraged and surprised that people are not doing anything about this new stupidity. How can we let this happen? Is this how we keep our children safe?
Brilliant work, New York legislators. Absolutely brilliant. (NOT.)
From the WSJ: Cuomo Moves to Save Props From Assault-Weapon Ban. “Both Mr. Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Wednesday that they want to alter the assault-weapons ban, passed last month, to exempt movie and TV productions filming in New York.”… ““People spend a lot of money in the state bringing movie production here, post-production here. So obviously we would want to facilitate that,” Cuomo added.” [Of COURSE it's OK if money is involved!-JRH]
Interesting how they will make exceptions and accommodate Hollywood but not law abiding citizens.