New York gun bill requires 3 years of social media account vetting

Re:New York gun bill requires 3 years of social media accoun... by chitowneats on Saturday July 02, 2022 @09:03PM (#31964069)

So if I genuinely don't use social media I wouldn't be able to own a gun in New York?

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Re:New York gun bill requires 3 years of social media accoun... by gruez on Saturday July 02, 2022 @09:12PM (#31964121)

hacker news probably counts as "social media" ;)

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Re:New York gun bill requires 3 years of social media accoun... by chitowneats on Saturday July 02, 2022 @09:13PM (#31964126)

They'd deny me in a heartbeat based on this account.

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Re:New York gun bill requires 3 years of social media accoun... by timapplesauce on Saturday July 02, 2022 @09:45PM (#31964299)

I think that's the point. The idea is to come up with every reason to deny people. It's a backdoor handgun ban unless you're wealthy and well connected enough to deserve one.

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Re:New York gun bill requires 3 years of social media accoun... by throwaway0a5e on Saturday July 02, 2022 @09:53PM (#31964345)

If I were wealthy enough to pay my way in I'd be really ticked off at all the other requirements.

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Re:New York gun bill requires 3 years of social media accoun... by MonkeyMalarky on Saturday July 02, 2022 @10:50PM (#31964617)

Start farming a bunch of aggressively mundane and neutral accounts now. They'll be worth something in 3 years!

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