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Thursday’s Newsbits:
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S-2361A, Categorizes hate crimes as serious offenses in relation to possession of firearms, is on the Codes Committee agenda for January 27.
The meeting will live stream starting at 11:30am.
Friday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
Politics:
S-2361A, Categorizes hate crimes as serious offenses in relation to possession of firearms, has been amended and resubmitted to Codes. Companion A-6263 has not been synced yet.
From the Justification statement:
“New York has seen an alarming rise in hate crimes since the candidacy of President Trump …”
S-7065, Requires a purchaser of any firearm, rifle or shotgun to submit to a mental health evaluation, has been the topic of various alert notices floating around recently.
It now has a companion, A-1589A which is currently in Codes.
“State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Long Beach Democrat, has endorsed Mike Bloomberg for president, citing the former New York City mayor’s work to combat climate change, pass gun control and help rebuild lower Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11 …”
Blah, blah, blah …
“… Asked about Bloomberg’s longtime financial support of State Senate Republicans to help keep them in power during his mayoralty, Kaminsky said: “I don’t really know the facts of what happened in the past,” but said there was corruption in both parties and said that Bloomberg probably felt he was doing what’s best for his constituents …”
Nobody believes this.
Legislative update: