The New York Assembly has passed the NY SAFE Act of 2013. It’s on its way to Governor Cuomo’s desk, where it will quickly be signed into law.
I have to admit, I thought this was too extreme to pass. I was wrong.
One of the main provisions was that handgun magazine capacity would be limited to 7 rounds for civilians. A 10-round limit is one thing, but a 7-round limit pretty much bans every semiautomatic service pistol in the state. It flies in the face of the Supreme Court’s Heller decision, and I’m astounded to see that passed.
Republican Senator Dean Skelos had this to say on its passage:
It is well-balanced, it protects the Second Amendment. And there is no confiscation of weapons, which was at one time being considered.
So New Yorkers are being spared the indignity of outright confiscation in favor of a simple ban. Continued...