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« Peruta intervention denied! | Main | Martha McSally recount fund »

Buffalo NY seizes deceased gun owners' firearms

Posted by David Hardy · 14 November 2014 11:01 AM

NY law requires permits to possess handguns, and after a firearm owner dies sets a limit on how quickly his or her survivors must transfer the handguns to the heirs. In practice, the time limits are not often enforced. But Buffalo police have begun showing up at the houses of deceased gun owners, demanding to be allowed to search for and seize firearms. The program involves comparing death records to handgun permit lists, and the officers apparently are not informing the survivors that they can get the guns back, and improperly taking long arms, too.

As Dave Workman observes, so much for the claim that registration does not lead to confiscation.

4 Comments | Leave a comment

Frank Masotti | November 14, 2014 2:23 PM | Reply

Yeah um if its part of an estate isn't that kind of like illegal?
Yes it is. They would have to sue the estate to take control of said property. This is well established both in common law and legal ruling. I believe this to be that case anyway, as I am not a lawyer.

Dan | November 15, 2014 5:33 AM | Reply

If you have a badge, whatever you do is legal. Not to mention good and proper. Have you not been paying attention?

The police are not our friends.

Anonymous | November 15, 2014 8:37 PM | Reply

The Buffalo PD are simply taking steps to ensure that the City of Buffalo maintains it's ranking among the "most dangerous cities" in America.

Flight-ER-Doc | November 16, 2014 5:48 AM | Reply

IANAL, so I may be (probably am) wrong....

But, since the estate is a legal entity separate from the deceased, and the estate cannot get a permit for the firearms, isn't the law requiring one illegal under both USSC decisions?

And would not the executor be amiss in giving up valuable property of the estate?

Fortunately, I have no dog in this fight, and do my best to avoid Buffalo in general.

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