Golden says judge got it right with SAFE Act ruling
The federal judge who threw out parts of New York State’s strict gun-control law made the right decision, according to an ex-cop politician who said he agreed with the decision handed down from the bench.
State Sen. Marty Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) said the decision handed down by Chief U.S. District Judge William Skretny “upholds the most important parts of the SAFE Act, which overall keeps New York State safe from the use of assault weapons.”
On Dec. 31, Skretny ruled in a case brought by gun rights advocates in Buffalo that the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act, the assault weapons ban passed by the State Legislature in January of 2013 at the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo in response to the Sandy Hook shooting, does not violate the Second Amendment.