National Rifle Association of America

Press release

March 20, 2009 Press releaseMarch 20, 2009

At Monday night’s meeting of the Albany County Legislature, Legislators PhillipSteck (D), Douglas Bullock (D) and Wanda Willingham (D) introduced Local Law “A”, a proposal that would regulate the purchase of ammunition in Albany County.

Local Law “A” would require that a valid firearms license be shown when purchasing ammunition. The law would also mandate that retailers keep a record of ammunition sales, including the type, caliber, and quantity of the ammunition, make, model and serial number of the firearm it is for, as well as the purchaser’s name and address. As if that is not enough, Local Law “A” would also create a secondary method of gun registration for both long guns and handguns. Local Law “A” has been sent to the Law Committee.

[efoods]Congress has tried ammunition registration in the past, only to discover that it was not only ineffective for law enforcement, but also completely unmanageable due to the sheer volume of transactions. Ammunition registration creates huge record keeping requirements and provides no useful benefits for law enforcement; which is why it was repealed under the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986.

Please contact the members of the Law Committee and the County Legislators TODAY and respectfully voice your opposition to Local Law “A.” Contact information for the members of the Law Committee can be found below. County Legislators can be reached by phone at (518) 447-7168 or fax (518) 447-5695. For more contact information, please visit http://www.albanycounty.com/departments/legislature/legislator.asp?id=165 .

George L. Infante – District 01

9 McDonald Road

Albany, NY 12209

Home: (518) 449-5822

Christopher T. Higgins – District 06

88 Dove Street

Albany, NY 12210

(518) 320-8580

[email protected]

Donald W. Rahm – District 09

271 South Main Avenue

Albany, NY 12208

Phone: (518) 489-2277

[email protected]

Phillip G. Steck – District 15

12 Paul Holly Drive

Loudonville, NY 12211

Phone: (518) 463-7786

[email protected]

Robert J. Beston – District 16

1406 6th Avenue

Watervliet, NY 12189

Home: (518) 272-1038

Shawn M. Morse – District 18

PO Box 402

Cohoes, NY 12047

(518) 470-4126

[email protected]

William M. Hoblock – District 26

20 DeLucia Terrace

Loudonville, New York 12211

Home: (518) 465-2906

[email protected]

Patrice Lockart – District 27

12 Peach Tree Lane

Albany, NY 12205

(518) 456-3866

[email protected]

Bryan M. Clenahan – District 30

30 Woodlake Road

Albany, NY 12203

Telephone: (518) 464-7601

[email protected]

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