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Enforce NY SAFE Act as the nation wide gun policy

Created by J.W. on September 17, 2013

Bans possession of any "high-capacity magazines" regardless of when they were made or sold.
Ammunition dealers are required to do background checks, similar to those for gun buyers
Requires creation of a registry of assault weapons
Requires designated mental health professionals who believe a mental health patient made a credible threat of harming others to report the threat to a mental health director, who would then have to report serious threats to the state Department of Criminal Justice Services. A patient's gun could be taken from him or her.
Stolen guns are required be reported within 24 hours. Failure to report can result in a misdemeanor
Bans the Internet sale of assault weapons
Guns must be "safely stored" from any household member who has been convicted of a felony

Gun Violence
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