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But now NY State passed laws that do not allow us to shoot guns on the farm anymore. Bur we don`t give a dam and shoot anywhere coz the local cops we grew up with know our families have being doing it for 250 years here and we ain`t gonna stop now. The local cops are mountain boys who know these ``state laws`` are wallied in the legislature by the NY city city slickers. Now the town board is copying California and is gonna pass a law without referendum that says they can come on our farm anytime they want without a warrant and inspect all our property if it isn`t painted the color they want. So ther is a revolt brewin` here.

APA and NYS DEC also tried the same thing and got sued in court and lost.

This also happened in the 1930`s when fed revenooers trespassed on the farms here looking for hooch without warrants and were all driven of with rocksalt shotguns. They never bothered people here again.

NY State Constitution:

``§12. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

``Note: Under New York law, any property that is posted, fenced or gated, no matter how secluded, is protected private property. The unauthorized entry on to such property by anyone, including DEC staff, will constitute trespass. It should also be noted that regulatory inspections should be conducted in a manner that is reasonable. Under the holding of Flacke v. Onondaga Landfill Sys. (127 Misc2d 984 [Sup. Ct. Onondaga County 1985], affd 177 AD2d 992 [4th Dept. 1986] rev'd on other grounds 69 NY2d 863 [1987]), overly frequent inspections of the same site may be deemed unreasonable and give rise to claims of harassment.