A New York State law that requires background checks for ammunition purchases went into effect on September 13, 2023, and has been a disaster from the start.
The New York State Police Department is handling this new background check system for ammunition and has taken over background checks for all New York firearm purchases. Background checks typically went through the Federal Government (FBI NICS), where a gun registry is illegal. New York State has now taken that background check system for all NY gun purchases, bypassing the Federal Government and sending private and personal information directly to the New York State Police Department.
The State of New York is requiring firearm purchasers to pay $9 for their own firearm background check and $2.50 for each ammunition background check. Aside from the burden of additional costs for the privilege of being infringed upon, FFLs and gun owners have had a whole list of concerns related to this new legislation. Some of those include the possibility of purchase delays, poor handling of private data, and the concern that New York State will be building a database of gun owners to be used for future confiscations or harassment. It appears those concerns are starting to come true.
As reported by Matt Mallory from this weekend’s Syracuse Gun Show, we’ve learned that background check approvals take hours for average gun owners. Yet, truck drivers, NY Enhanced DL, and NY Security Guards are being approved almost instantly. Could this be to prevent disruption in other areas of New York business, as to avoid backlash from other industries while maintaining a level of difficulty for the average gun owner?
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