NY: Democrat Legislators Push 10-Day Waiting Period For Firearm Purchases

February 26, 2026
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New York Democrats are at it again, ramming through Senate Bill 362 to slap a mandatory 10-day waiting period on every firearm purchase in the Empire State—even after you've cleared the already draconian background check. Picture this: you've passed NICS with flying colors, forked over your hard-earned cash for that defensive handgun or hunting rifle, and now you're twiddling your thumbs for over a week while some Albany bureaucrat decides you're safe enough to exercise your rights. Critics, including gun rights groups like the NRA and local 2A advocates, are torching the bill as a blatant burden on law-abiding citizens, pointing out that it does nothing to stop impulsive criminals who don't bother with FFLs or paperwork. This isn't safety; it's theater, pure and simple. Dig deeper, and the hypocrisy reeks. New York's already one of the most restrictive states—think assault weapon bans, magazine limits, red flag laws, and may-issue permits that make concealed carry a privilege for the politically connected. A 10-day wait piles on like insult to injury, ignoring data from states without such delays showing no spike in suicide by gun or crime rates. Studies from the RAND Corporation and others confirm waiting periods don't reduce violence; they just disarm the good guys faster during home invasions or civil unrest. Remember California's 10-day wait? It didn't stop the Monterey Park shooter, who bypassed it legally. This bill's real game is incremental erosion of the Second Amendment, conditioning Americans to accept delays as normal while fast-tracking tyranny. For the 2A community, the implications are a clarion call: fight like hell. SB 362 is wending through the legislature now—contact your reps, rally at the Capitol, and support orgs like GOA or FPC suing these clowns into oblivion. If it passes, expect copycats in blue states like Jersey and Illinois, turning self-defense into a two-week ordeal. But here's the silver lining: every overreach galvanizes us. Post-Bruen, courts are striking down nonsense like this left and right. Stay vigilant, arm up where you can, and remind these legislators: the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed—delayed or otherwise. Your move, New York.

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New York Democrats are at it again, ramming through Senate Bill 362 to slap a mandatory 10-day waiting period on every firearm purchase in the Empire State—even after you’ve cleared the already draconian background check. Picture this: you’ve passed NICS with flying colors, forked over your hard-earned cash for that defensive handgun or hunting rifle, and now you’re twiddling your thumbs for over a week while some Albany bureaucrat decides you’re safe enough to exercise your rights. Critics, including gun rights groups like the NRA and local 2A advocates, are torching the bill as a blatant burden on law-abiding citizens, pointing out that it does nothing to stop impulsive criminals who don’t bother with FFLs or paperwork. This isn’t safety; it’s theater, pure and simple.

Dig deeper, and the hypocrisy reeks. New York’s already one of the most restrictive states—think assault weapon bans, magazine limits, red flag laws, and may-issue permits that make concealed carry a privilege for the politically connected. A 10-day wait piles on like insult to injury, ignoring data from states without such delays showing no spike in suicide by gun or crime rates. Studies from the RAND Corporation and others confirm waiting periods don’t reduce violence; they just disarm the good guys faster during home invasions or civil unrest. Remember California’s 10-day wait? It didn’t stop the Monterey Park shooter, who bypassed it legally. This bill’s real game is incremental erosion of the Second Amendment, conditioning Americans to accept delays as normal while fast-tracking tyranny.

For the 2A community, the implications are a clarion call: fight like hell. SB 362 is wending through the legislature now—contact your reps, rally at the Capitol, and support orgs like GOA or FPC suing these clowns into oblivion. If it passes, expect copycats in blue states like Jersey and Illinois, turning self-defense into a two-week ordeal. But here’s the silver lining: every overreach galvanizes us. Post-Bruen, courts are striking down nonsense like this left and right. Stay vigilant, arm up where you can, and remind these legislators: the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed—delayed or otherwise. Your move, New York.

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