SULLIVAN LAW

originally a gun-registration law enacted in New York in 1911 requiring owners of handguns to be registered and licensed. Since then the term has become a synonym for "gun registration" in the United States. —How to Present Scientology to the World Part I I Glossary. (Note: "the United States" substituted for "in this country" as definition earlier read.) (Deterioration of Liberty Glossary) Final approval 17.9.89

a gun-registration law enacted in Albany, New York, USA, in 1911, named for its chief sponsor, New York politician Timothy D. Sullivan. The law required that a person have a permit to purchase a handgun, plus a license to possess it. Within one year after enactment of this law, murders increased eighteen percent in New York State.originally a gun-registration law enacted in New York in 1911 requiring owners of handguns to be registered and licensed. Since then the term has become a synonym for "gun registration" in this country.originally a gun-registration law enacted in New York in 1911 requiring owners of handguns to be registered and licensed. Since then the term has become a synonym for "gun registration" in the United States.