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For the second time since the law was passed in 2014, the Saratoga County sheriff and clerk are taking a stand against New York's controversial SAFE Act. Matt Hunter reports.
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – Less than a week after the New York State Police announced pistol permit holders could begin the process of re-registering their licenses, Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo announced he and his deputies have zero intention of enforcing that part of the state's SAFE Act.
"I don't have the capability and the manpower or whatever to enforce it, and I'm not going to enforce it," Zurlo said.
Joined at a Friday press conference by Saratoga County Clerk Craig Hayner, a fellow Republican, Zurlo says his office has been inundated with calls about the recertification process.
"My office has been fielding over 100 calls in the last three days in regard to it,” Zurlo said. “We have not been provided any more information as to how the process is supposed to go."
Like many other parts of the state, pistol permit applications are handled by the sheriff's office in Saratoga County and then sent to the county clerk for official record keeping. Prior to the SAFE Act, permit holders were not required to re-register every five years.
Saratoga County Officials Take Stand Against New SAFE Act Provision
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – Less than a week after the New York State Police announced pistol permit holders could begin the process of re-registering their licenses, Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo announced he and his deputies have zero intention of enforcing that part of the state's SAFE Act.
"I don't have the capability and the manpower or whatever to enforce it, and I'm not going to enforce it," Zurlo said.
Joined at a Friday press conference by Saratoga County Clerk Craig Hayner, a fellow Republican, Zurlo says his office has been inundated with calls about the recertification process.
"My office has been fielding over 100 calls in the last three days in regard to it,” Zurlo said. “We have not been provided any more information as to how the process is supposed to go."
Like many other parts of the state, pistol permit applications are handled by the sheriff's office in Saratoga County and then sent to the county clerk for official record keeping. Prior to the SAFE Act, permit holders were not required to re-register every five years.
Saratoga County Officials Take Stand Against New SAFE Act Provision
