{"id":1683657,"date":"2022-10-11T12:55:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1683657"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:55:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:55:30","slug":"new-york-sheriffs-refuse-to-aggressively-enforce-new-gun-control-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-sheriffs-refuse-to-aggressively-enforce-new-gun-control-law\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Sheriffs Refuse to Aggressively Enforce New Gun Control Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-sheriffs-refuse-to-aggressively-enforce-new-gun-control-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1683657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">A group of New York sheriffs is pushing back on new gun restrictions in the state, arguing a new law will unfairly target law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The law, which seeks to ban guns in &#8220;sensitive areas&#8221; like subways, religious centers and Times Square, was temporarily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-parts-new-new-york-gun-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blocked in large part by a federal judge<\/a> in early October. Judge Glenn T. Suddaby found that the law violated New Yorkers\u2019 rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Richard Giardino, sheriff of Fulton County, explained his opposition to the new law on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/shows\/fox-and-friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Fox &#038; Friends&#8221;<\/a> Tuesday and said he\u2019s using his discretion in responding to calls and complaints.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/orthodox-jews-sue-new-york-gun-law-banning-concealed-carry-houses-worship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ORTHODOX JEWS SUE NEW YORK OVER GUN LAW BANNING CONCEALED CARRY IN HOUSES OF WORSHIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It unfairly targets law-abiding citizens who previously could carry concealed and could go into a store in a restaurant. And then on September 1st, all of a sudden, they could be charged with a felony,&#8221; he told host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/d\/steve-doocy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Doocy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Giardino said he\u2019s not refusing to enforce the law; rather, he said he plans to enforce the law when necessary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, attends a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, US, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Bonnie Cash\/UPI\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re going to use our discretion to not go on complaints that say, \u2018oh, my neighbor has a bulge on his side, we think he&#8217;s got a gun, he\u2019s in a store,\u2019&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the department\u2019s limited resources need to be used to the fullest capacity as violent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/nypd-officer-40-years-never-seen-nyc-crime-bad-right-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime in the state is on the rise.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re more concerned with the criminals who are killing people and injuring people every day on the streets,&#8221; Giardino explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Giardino said his goal is to educate people who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/new-york-legislation-designates-times-square-gun-free-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unaware of the new law,<\/a> not make needless arrests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/d8ccf197-New-York-City-NYC-gun-free-zone.png\" alt=\"Signs read \" Gun Free Zone \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Signs read &#8220;Gun Free Zone&#8221; in New York City&#8217;s Manhattan borough.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Jennifer Golotko\/Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said the main problem with the new gun law is the same as the problem with the bail reform \u2013 there was no input from law enforcement officials on the law signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They set this up,&#8221; Giardino said. &#8220;On July 1st, they signed a new law without any hearings, without any input.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very frustrating for us because they do not ask us [about] what&#8217;s a good reform.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p>Amy Nelson is a producer with Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of New York sheriffs is pushing back on new gun restrictions in the state, arguing a new law will unfairly target law-abiding citizens.The law, which seeks to ban<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1683660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1683657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1683657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1683660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1683657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1683657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1683657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}