Donate to the 'Chwick v. Mulvey' Appeal of
Nassau County County's Local Law #5
The 'disguised' handgun ban law.
Every little bit helps.
http://www.incnf.org/cvm.htm
Nassau County...
Where hypocrites rule.
Nassau County News Flash
*** STILL A BIG PROBLEM FOR NYS LICENSEES ***
Local Law #5 & #9
04/2009 UPADTE!
Donate to the 'Chwick v. Mulvey' Appeal of
Nassau County County's Local Law #5
The 'disguised' handgun ban law.
Every little bit helps.
http://www.incnf.org/cvm.htm
PRESS RELEASE-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPDATE: Lawsuit Derails Nassau Handgun Ban
Mineola, NY - April 20, 2009 - The Nassau County local law banning the possession of handguns mislabeled "deceptively colored" stands, as a ruling against the petitioners was handed down on 12/18/2008 by Judge Davis. Needless to say, Judge Davis lost his bid for the position and has left the bench.
Nassau's Local Law #5, criminalizes the possession and sale of "deceptively colored handguns" as a supposed danger to law enforcement. The law bans all handguns except for those that are "black, grey, silver, steel, nickel or army green." It does not grandfather currently owned guns and mandates that gun owners surrender all banned guns for destruction without any compensation, and with no opportunity to sell them outside the county.
Because of the petitioner's Article 78, Nassau County passed Local Law #9, which modified Local Law #5 by adding the provisions for gold, brown and 'blued' guns, hence eliminating one petitioner and one of a petitioner's handgun from the suit. The ruling in December '08, further, but vaguely, protected camo colored guns by arguing, with very circular logic, that the law did not fully apply to them.
The petitioners filed a Notice of Appeal on February 10, 2009, with the intent and hope of overturning this wrongful ruling. The appeal, seeks to reverse the a ruling, because Nassau's local Law #5 is "preempted" by New York State's extensive gun control laws, and that the ruling improperly supported the respondent's case with non-preemptive cites.
The local law affects not only Nassau County pistol licensees, but all New York gun owners who either pass through or visit Nassau County. Anybody found with a banned handgun is subject to arrest and prosecution. The law is particularly hazardous to the many shooters who come into, or pass through, Nassau to participate in shooting events and have no way of knowing about this law. The law imposes a penalty of one year in jail and a $1000 fine.
Recognizing the importance of appealing this onerous ruling, and the law itself, the Shooters' Committee On Political Education (SCOPE), of Tonawanda, NY, and the Sportsmen's Association for Firearms Education (SAFE), of Commack, NY, are garnering their members' support for the appeal. SCOPE, SAFE, and the petitioners are seeking donations to help fight this ridiculous and dangerous local law, which holds dire implications for New York's gun owners, if permitted to stand. A victory in this case may well be the springboard for challenging other New York gun control laws.
Please donate whatever you can to either SCOPE or SAFE. Send donations to:
SCOPE, Inc.
PO Box 12711
Rochester, NY 14612.
Please make checks payable to SCOPE, Inc.
or to
SAFE, Inc.
PO Box 343
Commack, NY 11725.
Please make checks payable to SAFE, Inc.
Please, note in the memo area of your check "Legal Defense Fund-Chwick v. Mulvey."
Or via PayPal
Donate to the 'Chwick v. Mulvey' Appeal of
Nassau County County's Local Law #5
The 'disguised' handgun ban law.
Every little bit helps.
http://www.incnf.org/cvm.htm
All donations are greatly appreciated.
The petitioners continue to express their gratitude to SCOPE, the Freeport R&R Association Junior Club, and to those individuals that have donated, and now to SAFE, whose additional support will help us succeed in this appeal.
To read the case papers (Petition, Response, & Reply), go the SCOPE NY's website (
www.SCOPENY.org):
* Nassau Local Law
* Article 78 Petition
* NC's Response
* Petitioner's Reply
For more information, contact:
Nassau County News Flash
Alan Chwick, Editor
516-903-1959
Editor@iNCNF.org