All about guns, legislation and politics in New York
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Guns:
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NRA:
Politics:
I believe Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick is the first local to jump on this “new” bandwaggon:
I'm furious. And tired of waiting for the feds to act on gun violence. They won't.
So my friends and I are working together to pressure gun makers.
If they want our business, they need to demonstrate a commitment to keeping guns out of the wrong hands. pic.twitter.com/0qn4BjeKbc
— Svante Thee Mayor (@SvanteMyrick) August 5, 2019
This is unlikely to succeed for two reasons:
Shocking news: Pete King is the first (RINO) Republican to sign on to the new “assault weapons” ban.
The bill in question is H.R.1186.
Monday’s Newsbits:
Armed Citizen:
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NRA:
Politics:
Co-ordinated gun control rallies organized by Mayor Bloomberg’s proxy Everytown are taking place across the country and state.
Here is some media coverage of the one in Rockland:
Incumbent Congressman Antonio Delgado continues to shill for more gun control:
Glad to see my colleagues in the House taking action following the shootings in El Paso & Dayton to address gun violence. We will continue to call on Senator McConnell to #DoSomething & take up the House-passed bipartisan background check legislation, HR8. https://t.co/Oy5NCkD6R4
— Antonio Delgado (@DelgadoforNY19) August 18, 2019
So far three Republican challengers have declared their intent to seek the party’s nomination to run against him next year in CD-19. Anthony German appears to be the most serious among them. I do not know his position on 2A.