New York Man Arrested for Negligent Discharge Which Injured His Girlfriend

Posted on the 15 March 2014 by Mikeb302000
Local news reports Police arrested an Olean man for accidentally shooting his live-in girlfriend earlier this week. Around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, police charged Logan Cooper, 24, of 1530 Martin St. with first-degree reckless endangerment, a class D felony; second-degree assault, a class D felony; and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class E felony.  Authorities said Cooper accidentally shot Connie Mascho, 28, in the right shoulder with a .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol at 8:53 p.m. Monday. Cooper also injured one of his fingers in the incident. 
Cooper, police say, does not have a pistol permit, as required under state law. Would this be considered a SAFE Act arrest? Do you think he would have been arrested had there been no permit requirement?