Please take a minute to support NYS Senate Bill S1863-2011

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Law abiding NY residents face some of the toughest regulation for pistol licensing, including NYS & FBI fingerprint background checks. If you are a normal,law abiding citizen,you will likely pass these, and under reasonable expectations, get a pistol permit. Unfortunately, current NY State Law has allowed localized politics & licensing officers to add additional restrictions & requirements, to hinder granting permits. Even if you 'do the dance'      correctly, you still may not get it. NYS Senate Bill S1863 works to correct that. Even application of the law, for all New Yorkers, while strengthening it with mandatory NCIS Background check as well. It's in the hands of the Codes Committee, and they need to hear from us.

      The bills status page:            http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/1.0/html/bill/S1863-2011

      Please send a letter/e-mail to the Chair of the Codes Committee directly,      

      Senator Stephen Saland. (Email address: [email protected])

      (http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/stephen-m-saland)     

Albany Office, State Street Room 504-Capitol Albany,NY12247 Phone:518-455-2411

District Office ,3 Neptune Road Suite A19B Poughkeepsie,NY12601 Phone:845-463-0840

District Office, 389 Fairview Avenue Hudson,NY12534,Phone:518-828-1529

Just a simple letter supporting Bill S1863 is all that is necessary.

Short and sweet.....remember, you get more bees with a teaspoon ofhoney than with a gallon of vinegar.

Here is the sample letter I used, feel free to cut & paste to your own email.

Full name & address are advisable, to be taken seriously.     

Dear Senator Stephen Saland,

Please support "S1863-2011: Relates to licenses to carry, possess,repair and dispose of firearms".

Law abiding citizens, who have successfully undergone New York State's strict application process including New York State andFederal Bureau of Investigations fingerprint background checks, should not be 'penalized' for residing in different areas of New York State by local licensing officers. S1863-2011 corrects this un-even application of the law, and strengthens it with mandatory NCIS Background check.

Looking forward for your support on S1863-2011,