Gothamist Claims “State Senator Stocks up on Illegal Ammo”

Another week, another uncover sting. This week New York State Senator Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn) went undercover to buy up some 30-round magazines, which is reportedly illegal in New York State reports Gothamist.com. A couple of things are interesting.

First, the news site’s headline: “Video: Brooklyn State Senator Stocks Up on Illegal Ammo.” What exactly is illegal about the ammo? Maybe a nitpick but anytime the media makes this big a gaffe makes us wonder if we can actually trust them with the rest of the facts.

The second issue is that the story notes, as has been noted, only post-1994 magazines are actually banned for sale. So clips or magazines made prior to that time are legal. Millions, if not tens of millions, of 30-round magazines have been made for the AK-47 alone. So how do you account for all those out there now?

Adams wants to ban the magazines entirely, but the question becomes whether those in private hands would remain “legal” or would have to be turned in. The latter seems to be a direct confrontation with the Second Amendment, not to mention other property rights.

Pennsylvania to Get Official State Gun?

The state already has a firearm named after it – sort of anyway – and now State Senator Pat Brown (R-Lehigh County) is “sponsoring a bill that would designate the Pennsylvania Long Rifle as the state’s official firearm,” reports PennLive.com. The story further notes:

“The Pennsylvania Rifle was developed by craftsmen in the mid-18th century. Using native iron and woods, the earliest versions could take upward of 200 hours to build.”

It is nice to see that there are those in government who do care about the historic significance of firearms.