by Kristina Gabalski
Members of the Riga Town Board have passed a resolution opposing the NY SAFE ACT and in support of the Second Amendment.
Council Member David Smith brought the resolution forward during the February 13 regular meeting of the board.
The resolution states that the right to keep and bear arms is guaranteed under the Second Amendment to the U. S. Constitution and under the Constitution of the State of New York. It also states that the town board opposes the enactment of any legislation that would infringe upon the Right of the People to keep and bear arms and considers such laws to be unnecessary and beyond lawful legislative authority granted to our state representatives, as there is no documented correlation between gun control measures and crime reduction.
“Legislation passed in the night, six hours after introduced, without any public notice or opportunity for comment by citizens effected, by the New York Assembly and Senate, infringe on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms,” the resolution states.
Council Member David Smith tells the Suburban News the resolution was well received both by board members and residents in attendance.
“Both (Board Members) Debbie Campanella and Brad Obrocta had some good comments,” he said. “Cornell Juleano also thanked us in the comment time at the end of the meeting.”
He added that he planned to send out copies of the resolution to elected officials at the state and national levels on February 14.
