http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog Dedicated to the ownership, laws, and politics of firearms and weapons in New York State. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:14:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en November 19 marks the 7th National Ammo Day - a day when all gun owners/shooters are encouraged to participate in the BUYcott, and to go out and buy 100 rounds of their favorite ammo. Originated by the Nation of Riflemen (NoR), this year the Citizens Committee for the Right ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/11/national-ammo-day/ Here is a guide with photos on how to identify whether or not an AR-15 magazine is pre-ban.  Thanks to ARK for this great information.  ARK has inspected over 500 pre-ban magazines and all of the magazines that he has seen have confirmed what is included in this article.   However, ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/10/preban-ar-15-magazine-identification/ Doug Turnbull (Bloomfield, NY) is known for his firearm restoration and custom work by gun collectors, owners and dealers throughout the world.  His shop's work on rifles, shotguns and handguns includes finishing, barrel work, wood work and complete restoration.  Take a look at their site for examples of their work, ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/10/doug-turnbull-restoration-inc/ Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) along with the Nassau PD have been hit with a $5M lawsuit.  Freeport resident Gabriel Razzano had his home raided and his legally owned guns confiscated a day after he went to McCarthy's office to discuss an article regarding an illegal immigrant.  Details are sketchy but this ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/07/carolyn-mccarthy-sued-for-5m/ handgunlaw.us is a great resource of information regarding carrying a handgun for self defense owned by Steve Aikens and Gary Slider.  The site includes laws arranged by state, off limits places, non-resident permits, car carry information and a reciprocity map.  The site has a great feature that lets you select ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/07/handgunlawus/ 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 ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/06/dc-vs-heller-decision-declares-dc-handgun-ban-unconstitutional/ 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 ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/06/when-zombies-attack/ 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 ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/06/nyc-gun-laws-to-change/ 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 ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/06/revised-nys-assault-weapons-ban-passed-to-senate/ 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 ... http://www.nyfirearms.com/blog/2008/06/project-ar-15-begins/