Armed Citizen in Rochester

WHEC reports:

A man is being treated after police say he was stabbed on Lyell Avenue Monday morning.

Officers say it happened around 7:15 a.m. in the area near Rutter Street. When officers got to the scene, they found a 44-year-old man at a gas station with a stab wound on his upper body. He was rushed to a nearby hospital in an ambulance where he’s being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police learned a man in a nearby business intervened during the stabbing, and say the man pointed his legally-registered gun at the suspect.

Police arrested the suspect, a 48-year-old Rochester woman. She faces an assault charge. Officers say the suspect and the victim knew each other.

A-544B/S-1985A to Governor

A-544B/S-1985A, Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence, has been sent to the Governor for signing.

Oberacker campaign kickoff

I attended State Senator Peter Oberacker’s campaign kickoff for CD-19 yesterday.

It started off with an endorsement from Assemblyman Chris Tague.

Oberacker told me he was asked to run by the White House so I do not believe there will be a Republican primary.

SCOTUS accepts Wolford v. Lopez

The Supreme Court has accepted the case of Wolford v. Lopez, asking whether Hawaii may presumptively prohibit the carry of handguns by licensed concealed carry permit holders on private property open to the public unless the property owner affirmatively gives express permission to the handgun carrier.

This is essentially the same as part of Hochul’s gun control law. Should the plaintiffs win this case, the New York would not automatically go away. It would have to be re-litigated citing Wolford.

Everytown lobbying update

The state legislature is not in session, but Everytown’s contract lobbying firm reports lobbying the Governor on “Issues related to 3D printed guns.”

Everytown to offer firearms training

Each time I think the antis cannot get any more ridiculous, they go ahead an prove me wrong.

From USA Today,”Everytown wants stricter laws on guns. Now, they’ll also teach you to use one“:

“Some activists devoted to ending gun violence had to look twice at the source of the ads for firearms training that flashed on their computer screens. Everytown for Gun Safety, which has made its name advocating for stricter gun laws and preventing violence, is now offering courses for gun owners. Organizers say the on-demand or Zoom-style sessions are aimed at responsibility and safety without any undertones of salesmanship …”

This sounds sus.

“… The new program, Train SMART, also risks angering a network of grassroots chapters and gun violence prevention volunteers at Everytown. Some recoiled at the launch and others quit their positions …”

HA!

“… “It looks more like what a grandfather teaches a grandson than what you get in the back room of a gun shop,” said Chris Marvin, Everytown’s veterans adviser who helped create the program that costs $20 to $100 and has sessions lasting 90-minutes, 150-minutes and up to eight hours …”

Aha! They’re going for the money.

“… Marvin, a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army, said he and other military veterans designed the course to mimic military instruction from trusted sources …”

What exactly does being a helicopter pilot have to do with firearms training?

“… any gun training class will have to land on some key answers to thorny questions that will crop up from trainees. Should I even buy a gun? Should I store my gun loaded near my bed? Will I be safer in my home with a firearm? Marvin, the veterans trainer, said those answers are nuanced, but the Everytown training will focus on clear statistics: Yes, purchasing a firearm will increase the risk someone in your home could be shot; no, you should not keep a loaded pistol unlocked on your nightstand; no, you should not always assume buying a gun will be the key part of your home defense plan, Marvin said. Marvin said instructors will describe a balance on storage that leans toward safes that could still be opened quickly – or for changing your storage options when someone in the home is struggling with mental health …”

It appears they are actually hoping people will pay them to be told gun control propaganda under the guise of learning firearms safety. There’s no way this will go well for them. Given it’s causing some of their supporters to quit, it does look good for the 2A team though.

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Prelude of things to come

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin is one of the biggest supporters of gun control in Albany and she has an op-ed in the Yonkers Times, “Gun Control is Suicide Prevention.”

It’s premise is just recycled antigun talking points so there is no substance there. What I believe is important is that she mentions a couple of bills she is sponsoring. I have found that when electeds do these guest op-eds it is often a sign that they intend to push those bills when the legislature returns to regular session.

The bills in question are A-198A, Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns, and A-1210A, Establishes a waiting period before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person. The former is just stupid, the later is more serious as similar proposals have bee floated in the State Senate. Set up alerts to watch both of them. The state legislature returns to session the 2nd week in January.

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