Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C,I-East Aurora) warns of another gun control bill being pushed through the Legislature, A.2686a. Its primary focus is on safe storage of firearms, an area of law that already oppresses law-abiding gun owners. The bill criminalizes the failure to safely store a rifle, shotgun or other firearm correctly.

“It’s another day in Albany and another day that I stand up to protect our constitutional rights,” DiPietro said. “There is legislation on the books covering safe storage of firearms already, why we’re wasting our time attacking responsible gun owners is beyond me. We’re not talking about removing handguns from criminals, we’re not talking about repealing the SAFE Act, instead we’re attacking the rights and way of life for law-abiding citizens. This is a further infringement on our rights, end of story”