NY Officials Agree To Not Enforce 7-Round Magazine Limit While Gun Case On Appeal

BELLEVUE, Wash., April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico have agreed, in a stipulated order, to not enforce a section of the state's controversial SAFE (Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement) Act while an appeal is underway in one of the legal challenges to that statute, amounting to a small but important victory for the Second Amendment Foundation in a challenge to the constitutionality of a provision in the law.

At issue is the arbitrary seven-round limit on magazine capacity that was included in the SAFE Act under Section 265.37 of that law. At trial in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Assn, Inc. v. Cuomo, Judge William M. Skretny ruled that the section dealing with the magazine limit is unconstitutional. He upheld other provisions in the Act.

SAF is joined in its separate action by SCOPE, Inc., Long Island Firearms LLC and seven individual citizens, Matthew Caron, Matthew Gudger, Jeffrey Murray, MD., Gary Wehner, John Amidon, Nunzio Calce and James Middleton.

"We're delighted with the agreement that there will be no enforcement of the magazine limit anywhere in the Empire State while the State Rifle and Pistol Association's appeal is pending," said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. "Where the challenge may have only affected New York's western district, now the stay is statewide.

"We are hopeful that our good friends at the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association will prevail," he continued, "and for the time being, our motion is a small win for gun owners from Long Island to Lake Erie."

SAF and its co-plaintiffs are represented by New York attorney David Jensen, PLLC.

The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation's oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms.  Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. 

SOURCE Second Amendment Foundation

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