You have the same problems in New York that you have in a State like California. The bulk of the population is centered in large metropolitian areas and they carry the vote in general elections. Many of the residents in these areas have no direct firearms knowledge and get their information from the "main stream media" which is universally ultra-liberal and anti-gun.
The only real hope in these areas for these ridiculous laws such as the "Safe Act" is for it to reach the Supreme Court and be overturned. I can't stress enough how important the 2014 Mid-Term elections will be not only in re-gaining the Senate but insuring Obama doesn't have the opportunity to appoint another ultra-liberal to the Supreme Court.
Jim

The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.