The
database requires detailed personal information about the purchaser:
name, “up to five additional names/aliases,” residential address, date
of birth, height, weight, race, ethnicity, “prior military status,”
country and place of birth, citizenship, whether and what driver’s
license or government-issued identification the person has, social
security number, contact information, and (for ammunition buys) the
manufacturer, the “Ammunition Identification Number,” the caliber and
amount of ammunition being purchased. (The State Police guide for dealers has, out of a total of 21 pages, devoted eight to the initial personal information needed.)
Even worse, an improper denial means the person has to appeal to the State Police and
wait out the appeal period of up to 30 days before being able to
purchase ammunition. Tom King, the executive director of the New York
Rifle & Pistol Association and the holder of a state pistol permit
for over 40 years, was denied when he tried to buy shotgun shells, and has since appealed. “They’re denying everybody I’ve talked to,” he said.
The entire purpose behind the system is to NOT work. So that jumping through the hoops to make a purchase is so onerous most people simply give up.
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