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Issues don’t mix

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Everytown has put out this add trying to mix gun control with abortion:

How exactly is abortion related to gun control? It isn’t. In fact it can be argued that both issues are polar opposites of each other. Then why do this?

I have long held the belief that much of what constitutes “the Left” is made up of professional agitators organized and directed by politicians and wealthy donors. This is certainly true for gun control and to a large extent the pro-abortion crowd. However, the organizers would usually keep the issues’ supporters separated. After all, why would tough, blue collar union workers concerned about their wages and benefits get involved with effeminate homosexuals or militant greenies? They wouldn’t. That is why I believe this ad is a mistake. I think they are very, very worried about a second Trump administration and are getting desperate.

Gun control advocates call on Hochul to sign bills

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Senator Shelley Mayer put on a (totally unnecessary) dog-and-pony show outside White Plains City Hall calling for Gov. Hochul to sign a couple of her gun control bills:

“Standing in front of White Plains City Hall, public safety advocates and lawmakers called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a pair of bills they say will further reduce gun violence across New York. State Sen. Shelley Mayer is the sponsor of the bills that passed both houses of the state Legislature earlier this year … The first bill would require New York’s digital registry of orders of protection and warrants to include extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) … Mayer’s second bill would require firearm licensing officers to provide additional information about safe storage laws, including child access prevention measures when issuing permits …”

Her bills in question are S-3340 and S-9760.

There is no doubt Hochul will sign the bills. Mayer just wants some media face time before the upcoming elections.

Everytown getting their money’s worth

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The Rockland Co. legislature recently passed a local law similar to one in Westchester requiring warning labels be posted wherever firearms are sold.

According to the bill’s prime sponsor Beth Davidson:

… “Gun violence eclipsed car accidents as the number one killer of children in the United States,” County Legislator Beth Davidson, representing Clarkstown and Nyack, told 1010 WINS/WCBS 880. “Gun violence isn’t happening somewhere else. It’s happening here in Rockland County.” …

Everytown donated $400 to her election committee on October 30, 2023 so it didn’t take long for them to get a return on their investment.

Bill to eliminate NYC fees

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New bill introduced to the City Council by Councilmembers Vickie Paladino and David Carr, INT 1008-2024, eliminates the fees for firearm licenses, currently $340+.

DEC wants to ban lead ammo

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The Fudds at the Conservation Council and other “sportsmens” groups have been warned for years that gun control advocates would go after them directly and indirectly. Here is the latest attack:

“The DEC is expanding statewide the multi-year cooperative study of how increased use of non-lead ammunition for deer hunting can improve the survival of bald and golden eagles. Hunters statewide are now eligible for a rebate of up to $60 for the purchase of non-lead ammunition for use during the 2024-25 deer hunting seasons … DEC highly prioritizes minimizing risks to wildlife and people from lead hunting ammunition. Eagles can incidentally ingest lead bullet fragments when scavenging the remains left behind after a hunter field dresses a deer. The golden eagle population is relatively stable in the eastern United States, although a multitude of human-caused threats still exist. While the bald eagle population continues to recover in New York, research has shown that lead-related mortality slows population growth. The newly expanded study aims to determine whether this source of mortality can be reduced by increasing the proportion of hunters using non-lead ammunition …”

This is complete bullshit and the cowardly “sportsmens” groups won’t speak out against it.

The NYC watershed literally sits on top of lead deposits on both sides of the Hudson.  Bald eagles have nested there forever without issue.  Their population decline was due to pesticides, not lead.

Multiple bills prohibiting the use of lead ammo have circulated for years, most recently as A-2084A/S-4976A and A-849.  If the Fudds don’t change course, one day they will wake up and find their deer camp has been permanently closed.

Newsbits

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Thursday’s Newsbits:

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All-in for gun control

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Democrats are going all-in for gun control and will feature Gabby Giffords and other advocates in prime time during the DNC convention tonight.

This is counter to the Fudd friendly campaign Harris/Walz appeared to be going for earlier. Maybe they realized the Fudd vote isn’t real or more likely they just decided to give up any pretense of running a center-left campaign and going full communist. Whatever the reason, vote 2A this November.

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Wednesday’s Newsbits:

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Proposal to increase license fees in Westchester

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A proposal to increase the fees charged to pistol licenses holders is being floated in Westchester.

Here is a draft of the bill (PDF).

The next scheduled meeting of the County Board of Legislators is September 16 @ 7:00pm.

Harris picks Walz for VP

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Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate.

He supports the Biden-Harris gun control initiatives and is comfortable with NRA’s F rating.

Walz is clearly a Fudd:

“Twenty minutes into his state of the state address last April, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to the issue of gun violence. The state legislature was considering proposals to impose universal background checks for buying firearms and a red-flag law that would temporarily bar people from buying guns if they presented a danger to themselves or others. Walz threw his support behind both measures. “I’ll go ahead and put my credibility up against anyone on this issue,” Walz told the lawmakers gathered at the Minnesota House of Representatives. “I’m a veteran and I’m a hunter. And for many years I was one of the best shots in Congress, and I got the dang trophies to prove it.” “But I’m sick and tired of talking about that,” Walz added. “Because I’m not just a veteran, not just a hunter, not just a gun owner — I’m a father. And for many years I was a teacher. And we all know damn well weapons of war have no place in our schools, in our churches, in our banks, for anyone who wants to live in peace.” …”

According to this op-ed at Slate, being a Fudd is a selling point:

“… Harris is likely betting that when it comes to gun policy, many of them will be persuaded by seeing a fellow Fudd at the Democratic nominee’s elbow …”

Gun control advocates have tried using Fudds for years to advance their agenda, but this is the first time I can recall anyone suggesting being a Fudd will help get them votes, especially Democrat votes. I do not believe that will work out the way Slate thinks it will.