Ban .50 cal rifles in America to prevent cartel violence (in Mexico?)

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JRtraderny said:
Not sure that is true .
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I agree. I know that NYS has been trying to find a way to ban the .50 BMG but every attempt wound up including other guns and nothing ever got passed. When Canada passed their ban a couple years ago, they acomplished it by using a joules of energy threshold. That had me worried that NYS would finally figure out how to get their ban through, but as far as I know, no such ban has been passed.
 
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Zerex said:
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Is a .50 Caliber Rifle Legal in New York? | [October Updated]

Is a .50 Caliber Rifle Legal in New York? No, generally, .50 caliber rifles are not legal for civilian ownership in New York State. New York law specifically prohibits the possession, sale, or transfer of .50 caliber rifles, defining them as firearms capable of firing a .50 caliber cartridge...
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Fifty Caliber Rifles in New York

Research New York state laws on fifty caliber rifles, including what is regulated and what's not. Find related gun law details from Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence today.
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NY State Senate Bill 2021-S2892

Relates to prohibiting the possession of certain 50 caliber firearms; directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful possession of such weapons may be reimbursed for the fair market value thereof upon turning in such weapons to a designated officer.
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Zerex said:
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Is a .50 Caliber Rifle Legal in New York? | [October Updated]

Is a .50 Caliber Rifle Legal in New York? No, generally, .50 caliber rifles are not legal for civilian ownership in New York State. New York law specifically prohibits the possession, sale, or transfer of .50 caliber rifles, defining them as firearms capable of firing a .50 caliber cartridge...
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According to that, even .50 cal muzzle loaders are illegal and can't be bought, sold or possessed.
 
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What about all my .50 cal air guns that I didn't need a BGC for? :ROFL:

Who cares what type of gas or propellant is used... LOL

These little tyrants are a pain in the ass.
 
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fresch said:
Well unlike how the 9mm will blow out your lungs, a 50 will vaporize your entire body!
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This I know from experience, since I happen to own one of those incredibly powerful and evil ( because it's black ) .50 BMG rifles : They will NOT vaporize your entire body. Having shot woodchucks from a VERY long distance, I can tell you that there is very little damage to the carcass. The round is so incredibly powerful that it just goes straight through. Which of course is disappointing, since the only reason I bought the gun was so I could watch stuff explode like it does on TV.
 
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ManualF150 said:
All .50/.58 caliber of it. :ROFL:

I want to play with one of those guns... sounds like fun to shoot .58 caliber.
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I've had a .58 cal Zouave since the late 70's....take it our every once in a while to drive off the mosquitos in a one acre area...never could hit shit with it, but it's fun to shoot.
Old Black Powder Cartridge guns are fun...FOOM!.....................................................................................................................................................WHAP!
Big Magnums are fine, high-speed, low-drag, hot little rockets, are all great, but there's just something deeply satisfying of literally watching 2-3-4-5 hundred grains of soft lead flying down range and schmucking the target at the end....'course I DO like watching 647gr API's obliterate non-compliant Propane tanks too!
 
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A well off friend owned a Barrett semi 50 cal........ The muzzle blast from the brake was nuts..........it hit me in the nose like I got punched. The link says that even owning a 50 BMG cartridge is illegal..........I am sure thousands of NY'er have one.

Further research says that the NYS Senate Bill is still in committee and the Assembly bill is also not active.

It may be possible to buy a bolt 50 cal yet...................I am sure the NYSP NICS check will approve it instantly...........
 
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Giffords says otherwise ...

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Fifty Caliber Rifles in New York

Research New York state laws on fifty caliber rifles, including what is regulated and what's not. Find related gun law details from Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence today.
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