So... you could start a polygamist group that allows unlimited multiple marriages to anyone so that everyone in New York could become immediate family and therefore bypass the background check. (/SARC)
What do law enforcement people in New York think about enforcing unconstitutional laws? I recall some Germans in the late '40s claiming that they were just enforcing the laws of the time...just before they went for a swing.
Well Marty Golden, a retired police officer and now a Republican State Senator voted for the bill - and he was endorsed by conservatives and one of the NY gun lobbying groups.