Syracuse.com - SAFE Act background checks on ammo buyers delayed, but sellers must still register

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"There's been a total lack of communication with those who on the front lines of this, for sure," said Phil Franklin of Franklin Shooting Supplies in Locke.

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<p>A key aspect of the SAFE Act, Gov. Cuomo's controversial gun control law, will not go into effect on Jan. 15 as previously planned, according to State Police and several recent newspaper reports.</p>

<p>The one aspect of the law that will take effect Jan. 15, though, is the requirement that all ammunition sellers register with the state, a State Police spokeswoman said.</p>

<p>The state is delaying the provision requiring background checks on ammunition purchase until the State Police can develop the needed database system that would allow the checks to take place, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2013/10/ny-gun-laws-ammo-background-checks-not-expected-to-start-in-january">reported the New York Daily News</a>.</p>

<p>Under the SAFE ACT, sellers of ammunition will be required to start keeping key information on buyers, including their names, the amount of bullets purchased, their addresses, and occupations. The national instant background check system that retailers currently use for purchases of firearms can not be used for ammunition sales.</p>

<p>"There's been a total lack of communication with those who on the front lines of this, for sure," Phil Franklin of Franklin Shooting Supplies in Locke told the New York Outdoor News. </p>

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