Monthly Archives: June 2008

DC vs Heller decision declares DC handgun ban unconstitutional

By nyfirearms | Published: June 26, 2008
Great News for firearms owners and enthusiasts everywhere. The on-going supreme court case of DC vs Heller has come to a close and the DC handgun ban has been declared unconstitutional. This is great news for handgun owners everywhere. Hopefully we’ll see the effects of this up in NY with handgun permits, and maybe the [...]
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When Zombies Attack…

By mikecentola | Published: June 24, 2008
This past Sunday, I was invited out to Canandaigua Sportsmen’s Club to do some tactical shooting with Ron Lauinger of LMI, Inc. When I arrived there, Ron was already stapling various zombie targets to stands, and he said we would be hunting zombies today! I was already excited. After chit-chatting with Ron for a while, [...]
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NYC Gun Laws to change?

By nyfirearms | Published: June 20, 2008
Everyone, I hope, has heard about the Supreme Court case of The District of Columbia v. Heller, where a security guard has stepped up to say that the D.C. gun ban is an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment, his right to bear arms. The New York Sun has published that if gun enthusiasts are [...]
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Revised NYS assault weapons ban passed to senate

By darkvibe | Published: June 17, 2008
A revision to the NYS assault weapons ban has passed the assembly and is currently in the senate.  This bill has made it this far in the past and has died.  Hopefully it dies again this time. Significant changes to the law include: Redefines assault weapons as a semi-automatic rille that accepts a detachable magazine [...]
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Project AR-15 Begins

By nyfirearms | Published: June 15, 2008
We have begun our Project AR-15 with the purchase of a stripped lower receiver! This is the first in a series of posts where we will take building an NY compliant AR-15 that is still fun to shoot, looks great, and built well. To get started, we have purchased a stripped lower receiver. The one [...]
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Paterson proposes strengthening New York firearms law

By nyfirearms | Published: June 8, 2008
I know this article is a few weeks old now, but I just ran across it and gave it a good read. Read it and let us know what you think! Personally, I am for enhancing gun safety and the like, but not if its just another stepping stone in trying to eliminate our Second [...]
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NYS Gun Laws

By nyfirearms | Published: June 4, 2008
Check out a new page we just finished, entitled NYS Gun Laws. It has a reproduction of the NYS Gun Laws that the NRA has compiled. We feel it is always important to know what laws are in place so you do not inadvertently break the law and face serious penalties.
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More pages coming soon!

By nyfirearms | Published: June 3, 2008
We are working on putting together some more content for the main site. Some of the pages we’re working on a shooting range directory as well as a firearms business directory. Keep checking back as we add more content. We will also be doing reviews on various guns, accessories, parts, etc!
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Gun Safety Information

By nyfirearms | Published: June 2, 2008
We’ve just put up a new page with some very important gun safety rules. It describes many of the common rules seen on NRA documents, and other organization’s gun safety rules. Take a look at the page and read over the rules. There could be some rules that you have not read in the past. Let [...]
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