New York City & other large felony traps

Something is really wrong when we allowed cities such as NYC or San Francisco or any other large city to enact their own laws contrary to their own state laws regarding guns.



What is the max penalty the city of new york can bring against someone who violates the city laws on guns?

Can they bring felony charges as a city?

http://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2006/new-york-city-administrative-code-new/adc010-303.1_10-303.1.html



 

b.  Criminal  penalty.  Any  person who shall violate subdivision a of
  this section shall be guilty of an unclassified  misdemeanor  punishable
  by  a  fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment of
  up to one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each  assault
  weapon  disposed  of  or possessed, provided that the first violation of
  subdivision a of this section involving possession of an assault  weapon
  as  defined  in paragraph c of subdivision 16 of section 10-301 shall be
  an offense punishable by a fine of not more than three  hundred  dollars
  or  imprisonment  of  not  more than fifteen days, or both, on condition
  that (1) such first violation is not in conjunction with the  commission
  of  a crime and (2) the possessor has not been previously convicted of a
  felony or a serious offense.
    c.  Civil  penalty.  In  addition  to  the  penalties  prescribed   in
  subdivision  b of this section, any person who shall violate subdivision
  a of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty of not  more  than
  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  for  each  assault weapon disposed of or
  possessed, to be recovered in a civil action brought by the  corporation
  counsel  in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction,
  provided that the first violation by any person of subdivision a of this
  section  involving  possession  of  an  assault  weapon  as  defined  in
  paragraph  c of subdivision sixteen of section 10-301 shall subject such
  person to a civil penalty of not more  than  five  thousand  dollars  on
  condition  that  (1) such first violation is not in conjunction with the
  commission of a crime and (2) the  possessor  has  not  been  previously
  convicted of a felony or a serious offense.

The respective State(s) can pass laws to change that, too bad they're sheep.

When I came to Pa from jersey I started the FFL from the house, the township lawyer made me jump through a lot of hoops to get the letter for the ATF.

Once I showed up at the town meeting the Township supervisor was pissed, he said the township did not have the right to make me get a cond Use CO as it was covered under Pa home occupations and preempted by state laws regarding firearm dealings.

The lawyer started pissing and moaning and saying "well it is guns"



Pa has a very strong preemptive law on anyone besides the state legislators making gun laws



 

. . . and sometimes the state (CO) fixes it, but a judge allows the city (Denver) to do it anyway.