ALBANY, N.Y. — Psychiatrists, county officials and law enforcement are questioning a portion of New York's new gun-control law that requires them to take steps that could lead to guns being seized from potentially dangerous people.

Since mid-March, New York's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act has required mental health professionals to report when a patient is a potential danger to himself or others.

A county receives the information, decides whether to approve it, and if so sends it to the state for entry into a database. Local law enforcement officials then must suspend or revoke any gun licenses and remove a gun owner's firearms.