Once again, it’s all about making things more difficult for law abiding citizens to use a firearm for defense, under the guise of “protecting the kids”
Even stricter gun control could be coming to New York
New York gun owners could soon be required to lock up their guns whenever someone younger than 16 is home.
A bill passed the New York legislature on March 4th. It makes it a misdemeanor to not put your firearms in a gun safe or put a physical lock on it.
Gun control advocates believe this will curb serious at-home accidents involving children.
“Why would you leave a gun accessible to a child under a mattress or under your pillow or in a drawer when your not home,” Paul McQuillen, the Upstate coordinator of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, said.
The number of gun owners that do that is very small. The law itself requires that all firearms need to be locked up when not on the gun owners person.
However, second amendment advocates think this isn’t an effective bill.
“This is a feel good piece of legislation with no real mechanism of enforcement,” Steve Felano, a gun rights advocate, said.
Enforcing this bill would require police to have reasonable cause to believe gun owners aren’t properly securing their weapons when children are home.
Plus, some say this could make it harder to protect oneself during an emergency.
“You won’t be able to get your firearm out in time from storage should someone break into your home,” Felano said.
Once again, it’s all about inconveniencing law abiding citizens, while refusing to crack down on those who possess firearms, and use them, in an illegal manner.
