New York County to Raise License Cost for Handguns and Rifles

“ Currently, the fee for an application or renewal for a pistol or semi-automatic rifle license is $10. Westchester County is looking to raise the cost of the license to a mind-boggling $175, which could be more than the price of the firearm. The proposed fee to amend a restriction on a license will increase from $3 to $125. Any other amendments will go up from $3 to $25. These increases have gun owners in the county up in arms.”

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Wow, finally, I feel better now! Should reduce crime, instantly!

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NY is going to run into problems. Vt non-resident hunting license cost: $102.00. NH non-Resident Hunting license cost:$113.00, Pennsylvania Non-Resident Hunting license cost: $101.97. Connecticut Non-Resident hunting license: $91.00. Massachusetts Non-Resident hunting license cost:$101.50. It won’t be long before the deer overbreed for lack of predation or herd management. In NY, it might be cheaper to hit the deer with your car. But that’s probably the point NY is trying for.

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What bs licensing fees are those?
License to own?

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As long as we take it, they will do it!
If they get our firearms, they will do worse.

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Yes. In New York not only do you need a license to own and carry firearms but you also need to “amend” your license every time you buy a new firearm it actually get “approved” (for a fee), logged AND a new license printed listing all your guns and you’re supposed to carry everywhere you go. My old license was a oh STACK of hard plastic cards. I often had 3-5 amendments going at a time. The county ladies that did this used to laugh every time I came in for a new “amendment”.
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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They eventually will make the fees too expensive for the average American to afford, gun control.

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While we’re charged 11% excise tax on firearms purchases in CA, at least we don’t have to pay NY gun ownership license fees… yet.

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California will impose that tax on New Yorkers

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That state has become a joke that’s not funny. The citizens really need to take their state back. The problem is, the conservative, pro2A people are simply leaving, putting the crazy libs into a better and better position to do whatever they want. Even the SCOTUS can’t save them from themselves.

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Shh, dont give them any more ideas! No more cars! :man_facepalming:t2::roll_eyes::rofl:

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Atleast theres a few states that make me feel better bout bein in MA :roll_eyes::man_facepalming:t2:

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That is why they are doing it. They can’t win in court so they will price you out of your rights.

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Suffice to say I will be voting NO on this here in Colorado when I get my ballot!

Of note, this bill is the ONLY one of all on the ballot that the text is ALL CAPS!

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Don’t get me wrong, I like the ideas behind where that tax money is supposed to go,….

But when we legalized recreational cannabis, we agreed to a hell of a tax on it that was SUPPOSED to go to our public education,….

In the first year, they collected just south of a billion,… BILLION! Dollars, of tax revenue, in the FIRST YEAR!!!

yet our schools continue to fall behind and close for “lack of funding”

Fool me once… :face_with_symbols_over_mouth::rage::rage::rage:

If hitting your deer with a car is a desired replacement to hunting season, there is no reason to begin worrying at this time. The preferred “vehicles of choice” are EVs since they are 30% heavier than internal combustion powered vehicles and are relatively silent enabling stalking. However, they are, at this time, relatively few in number overall so it will take a while before they go mainstream. One handicap presented by EVs is the difficulty of bringing them into your tree stand.

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Fixed that for ya :wink::sunglasses::grin::+1:

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Make sure to bring your favorite BBQ sauce wherever you go so you can process your deer immediately upon the “Taking” of the creature.

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Ain’t that the truth? California conservatives are encouraged to leave Newsom’s shyte hole by pro2A folks in free states.

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