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Sheriff Harder talks about pistol recertification. Pictured, with Harder, is Senator Akshar, left, and County Clerk Mihalko.<\/p><\/div>\n

On Friday, Sheriff Dave Harder joined Senator Fred Akshar to call on the Governor to extend the deadline for gun owners to recertify their pistol permits. The NY SAFE Act requires any gun owner with a permit that is five years old or more to recertify by Jan. 31<\/span><\/span>.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cBroome County has thousands of law-abiding gun owners and the state has imposed additional recertification guidelines,\u201d said Sheriff Dave Harder. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t also be punishing them as they go through this time-consuming, bureaucratic process.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Harder and Akshar called for the delay to allow county clerks and sheriff\u2019s offices across the state to process recertification requests. Currently, Broome County has over 25,000 pistol permit holders, but fewer than 10% have applied for recertification. County clerks in Madison, Erie and Niagara County have joined the chorus in asking for the delay.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re fielding hundreds of questions regarding recertification\u2019s each week, but many gun owners are unaware of the deadline or have yet to receive notification in the mail,\u201d said Harder. \u201cPistol permit holders need to be informed that the deadline is quickly approaching.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The NY SAFE Act\u2019s recertification guidelines can lead to confusion. For example, if a permit was issued before Jan. 15, 2013, the deadline to submit a recertification is Jan. 31, 2018<\/span><\/span>. If a permit was issued on or after Jan. 15 2013, the deadline to recertify is five years from the date the permit was issued.  This means if a permit was issued on Jan. 14, 2013, the deadline to recertify is Jan. 31, 2018<\/span><\/span>.  However, if a permit was issued on Jan. 16, 2013, the deadline to recertify is Jan. 16, 2018<\/span><\/span>.  This creates a disparity and confusion for both those processing the recertifications and those who were issued a permit during the second half of January 2013.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Failure to recertify could not only lead to confiscation of legally-owned firearms, but also potentially places pistol permit holders in jeopardy of a Class A misdemeanor prosecution under Section 400.00 of the Penal Law <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

While pistol permit holders are still urged to recertify, Sheriff Harder has pledged not to enforce penalties for late recertification.  <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cSheriff\u2019s Offices were left out of the conversation when they passed the misguided NY SAFE Act, but they expect us to punish lawful gun owners,\u201d said Harder. \u201cI say \u2018No.\u2019 Either delay or permanently suspend this deadline.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the failings of the NY SAFE Act is that it turns law abiding gun-owners into criminals overnight,\u201d said Senator Fred Akshar. \u201cThose who are caught with an outdated license on Feb. 1 may be subject to prosecution under state law.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Sen. Akshar co-sponsors a full repeal of the NY SAFE Act.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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