Protesters in New York Burn Gun Registration FormsLily Dane Last Sunday, gun rights advocates met at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge 161 in Saratoga Springs to protest the registration requirement. News10.com reported from the event: The event was organized by the NY2A Grassroots Coalition. Co-founder Jake Palmateer told Post Star that said the goal is for people not to register their assault weapon as an act of civil disobedience: Palmateer estimates that less than 3,000 New York assault weapons have been registered and he says State Police estimated that there are several hundred thousand. The gun industry believes the number may be high as 1.2 million, he said. Palmateer said the SAFE Act infringes on due process rights, the right to privacy and the right to equal protection under the law. Other event participants told the Post Star why they participated in the protest: Protesters said they hope that so few people register their guns that the registry portion of the law fails. Connecticut passed a similar law last year that was also met with resistance, as Kimberly Paxton reported: About 50,000 people in CT registered their guns, and officials said that was just a small percentage. They estimated that up to 350,000 assault weapons remained unregistered as of the deadline. Paxton also pointed out that history has proven that registration often leads to confiscation: Has a law ever prevented a crime? Clearly, registration is about control and ultimately, disarming the people. Lily Dane is a staff writer for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared. Her goal is to help people to Wake the Flock Up! 