Is this legal?
Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derrenda said at a press conference last week that the department will be sending people to collect guns that belong to pistol permit holders who had died so “they don’t end up in the wrong hands.” The department will cross reference pistol permit holders with death records and the guns will be collected when possible, he said.
In New Yawk? Probably.
Im surprised they can legally have sharp knives in NY.
It’s a good model for NFA weapons.
Which is why a trust is probably a good idea. They can be amended with new “trusties” and can have more than one person on it.
Not enough “If you like your guns…” in thread title.
Good olé Buffalo… Erie county is heavily dem so this shouldn’t really surprise anyone. Nor should it surprise anyone that the most all the murders in buffalo are gang related and involve unregistered weapons anyway.
Its not exactly without precedent. Many counties in NY already send a few sheriff’s deputies to oneshome following a death to collect whatever pistols are not already co-registered to other persons.
This could end badly… the right distraught family member having recently lost a loved one now has to give up personal property to the gov. How long before this ends up in a shooting.
I doubt these orangutans are that efficient. I don’t see them knocking on the door within months of the death of a family member.
Some people grieve for a long time 
But you are more than likely right.
My cousin passed away a little over a year ago from a SCUBA accident. 
Very tragic for the family. He had several firearms, pistols and bold action rifles. His parents surrendered them to the police voluntarily. I almost wanted to scream…
I bet if they showed up an you said “what guns?” They’d report any guns they knew about as stolen huh?
I love that article… it’s like a magic event. When someone passes away the guns pop out of their home and spit right out onto the streets!
Into the hands of a disenfranchised inner city youth who is a gentle sole and would never hurt a fly, but uses it to kill a cop…
Its all our fault for owning firearms…
I feel like crap now.
But guy’s registration never leads to confiscation . . .
Buffalo probably not. But in other counties its more efficient, few days. NYS pistol permits dont helo matters any. Now some sheriff’s offices will work with the family and a local dealer to get ownership transferred so nothing has to be destroyed.
Sorry about your cousin.
This is what happen when you require a “permit” to own something.
Even most NFA weapons can Form 5 to a lawful heir.
Can you imagine some long time collector with a huge handgun collection dying.
once they do this sure next will be other things you know that car you registered well we need to take it OH that home well good bye ! OH your money sorry your dead can’t use it we need it
sadly it will be the chipping away at little things
The difference between those scum and grave robbers is…nothing.
You guys had me worried…
I thought a cop was going to show up on buffalo and try to take my guns…
Haaaa I see what you did there. Funny
Haaaa I see what you did there. Funny