A federal bill that would ensure that states are prohibited from banning the manufacture, sale, importation, or possession of any rifle or shotgun that is lawfully permitted under federal law has been introduced in Washington by Congresswoman Claudia Tenney.
Steuben and Schuyler County House Representative Nick Langworthy is a co-sponsor of the Second Amendment Guarantee Act, or SAGA.
Tenney says New York’s SAFE Act prohibits law-abiding New Yorkers from purchasing, transferring, and owning certain firearms. If signed into law, SAGA would nullify the SAFE Act and prevent New York and other states from passing unconstitutional gun bans.
“The Constitution clearly established our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The SAGA Act nullifies New York’s unconstitutional SAFE Act and prevents other states from enacting laws that violate the Second Amendment. This legislation upholds our country’s founding principle of protecting the rights of law-abiding Americans, even from liberal states with anti-gun policies,” said Congresswoman Tenney.
“No matter how hard radical Democrats in Albany attempt to limit lawful gun ownership, the New York Congressional delegation will stand firm to protect law-abiding New Yorkers and manufacturers in protecting their constitutional rights. I am proud to join Rep. Tenney and my New York colleagues in Congress to ensure these rights ‘shall not be infringed, and I will never back down in my fight to protect the Second Amendment,” said Congressman Langworthy.
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