Ulster County  by Frank Riess

The anti gun left will use all means at their disposal to take away our 2A protected rights, including making the permit process bureaucratic, arbitrary and a whole lot more work than it should be.

Frank Reiss just wrote a letter to U S Attorney General Pam Bondi about this and we reproduce it below with his permission and some minor corrections.       

Attorney General Bondi

US Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530‐0001                                                                       

April 2nd, 2025
April 2nd, 2025
Owner Wallkill River Small Arms
2332 Rt 300
Wallkill, NY 12589
DOJ Investigation into California Gun Law Patterns and Practices Should be Expanded

 Honorable Attorney General Bondi,

The law‐abiding gun owners of Ulster County, NY need your help. We are aware of your recent action in Los Angeles County and need the same assistance. The Ulster County Family Court is acting in a way that directly opposes the Constitution of the United States and the laws of New York State. Their actions include but are not limited to:

· Pistol permits routinely take more than a year to obtain

· A judge has to sign an “amendment” to a pistol permit for a permit holder to acquire a new handgun

· Amendments have been routinely taking several months

· Permit holders have been summoned to a court room to testify as to why they need certain or additional firearms

· Permit holders have been told that they cannot purchase additional handguns until they complete more training

· Outright denying amendments for the purchase of certain LEGAL handguns

· HUNDREDS of permit holders have had permits revoked for missing a confusing and unclear recertification process that must be done via the internet

· Permit applicants are quizzed on the law until they get a question wrong and are then denied

· Judges seem to have taken pleasure in humiliating applicants and permit holders in their court rooms

· A judge is currently refusing to renew my NYS Firearm Dealers License over an issue she has with my renewal application. It is the exact application I have used three times. I had to hire an attorney to continue operations so I can feed my family.

My case is still pending.

The actions and missteps being taken by “acting supreme” court judges are harassment and obstruction of government administration. While not new, these anti‐gun actions have increased exponentially starting with the Bruen decision and have now reached a fever pitch with the second election of President Trump. In the past, letters and calls to supervisory judges in Albany fell on deaf ears. I pray that you might have more influence.

Sincerely and Grateful,
Frank Riess

Note:  Here is an artice on the Los Angeles issue to which that Frank Reiss referred.