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NY: Libertarians challenge New York’s pistol permit law
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Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
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"When Edward Garrett moved here from South Dakota, he went about getting a pistol permit."
"Three years later, he’s suing New York State in Buffalo federal court."
"'Whatever happened to the words, 'shall not be infringed?' asked Garrett, a Town of Evans resident and the new chairman of the Erie County Libertarian Party."
"Garrett is one of eight plaintiffs in a new civil suit challenging the constitutionality of New York’s pistol permit law, a gun control law dating to 1911 and the Tammany Hall days of New York City." ... |
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moondog
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| Look up Suzanne Novak's 1998 Fordham University article on why NY pistol license practices are unconstitutional. |
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