Bob,
Part of the problem with the confusion over all of this is the idea of using a Memorandum of Understanding...vs the law on the books. Because courts don't enforce memorandums.
So while it's one thing to create a memorandum regarding a database that never even existed in the first place...a "thing" -- it's wholly another to interpret a memorandum as having effectively nullified an existing law as regards the legality of something. No "memorandum" can do that.
So either:
(A) the NYS Legislature rescinds all or part of the law, and Prince Andy signs it
OR
(B) the State Supreme Court recognizes the un-constitutionality of the law, and nullifies it
Anything else is little more than an argument. And that's exactly why, when you ask this question DIRECTLY to the NY State Police..."Can I purchase ammunition online and have it shipped directly to my home, exactly the way I could prior to 1/15/2014?" they will state flaccidly something like this:
"We would advise citizens to follow the laws as they are written."
Basically, you will not get the answer you are looking for. And that's because the 'cover' you are looking for isn't there. The law still SAYS what it originally SAID. And until the Legislature or Supreme Court change that...it is exactly as it was written.
If you ask the State Police, "Can I buy ammo online?" They will say yes. Because in the strictest sense, that answer is true. But drill deeper about needing an FFL or "registered commercial purchaser" status...and they will punt. Because there is simply no dancing around the fact that the law on the books remains as it was written.
Caveat emptor.
- NDG
