From the NYC Chapter of Moms Demand Action:
And the antis wonder why they are not being taken seriously by Congress.
NYC ain’t gun free now
Author: admin
How far we’ve come
For reasons as yet unknown, a sniper shoots up a country music concert killing at least 59 and wounding 500+ on the Las Vegas strip.
Gun control advocates are overjoyed, once again thinking they can exploit this atrocity for political advantage:
The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots.
Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 2, 2017
Cuomo on Congress and gun control: "They're afraid to act because of three letters. You know what the three letters are? N-R-A."
— Jon Campbell (@JonCampbellGAN) October 3, 2017
.@SenGillibrand: Congress “too weak and too cowardly” to stand up to gun lobby: https://t.co/8NZxZllWDs
— Capitol Confidential (@TUCapCon) October 2, 2017
In Westchester, George Latimer tries going after Rob Astorino for allowing gun shows at the County Center. Astorino’s team quickly fires back:
.@RobAstorino spokeswoman @jessicaproud: “It's disgraceful how @GeorgeLatimer37 would use the tragedy in Las Vegas for political gain." pic.twitter.com/RMcDQiJ1jJ
— New York NOW (@NYNOW_PBS) October 3, 2017
Disappointment quickly starts setting in for the antigunners:
BREAKING: NBC News has obtained White House talking points distributed to Trump administration allies following Las Vegas shooting: pic.twitter.com/3HjLCfjvEN
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) October 3, 2017
Their blame game has not only failed, it backfired bigly:
“… House Republicans are on track to advance legislation easing firearms rules, including a package of bills backed by the National Rifle Assn. that would make it easier to purchase silencers …”
This just shows how far gun rights have come over the past 25 years since I first became involved in it. The gun control movement never enjoyed genuine public support and is now on the verge of total collapse. The pro-gun push-back from ordinary people against the antis, their political allies and media supporters has been amazing to watch. I would not have thought this would happen even 5-6 years ago.
Orleans Co. supports H.R. 3576
The Orleans County Legislature passed Resolution 355-917 calling for Congress to pass Rep. Chris Collins’ Second Amendment Guarantee Act H.R.3576.
Signs of the season
Campaign tip: Make sure the town has done the last grass cutting of the season before putting up signs along public roads otherwise they will get taken out by the mower.
Links:
Reciprocity bill adds one in Senate
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy has signed on as co-sponsor to reciprocity bill S.446 bringing the total to 38.
H.R.3576 adds Zeldin
Lee Zeldin has signed on as co-sponsor to H.R.3576 bringing the total now to ten.
Kearns for Clerk at Hamburg Gun Show
Pro-gun push in the House
Politico reports that the House will take up H.R.3668 with the included silencer and “sporting purpose” reforms as early as next week while reciprocity bill H.R.38 is expected to move out of the Judiciary Committee and to the floor for a vote in October or early November.
No local reps. co-sponsor H.R.3668, several co-sponsor H.R.38.
NRA and The Donald need to put pressure on Mitch McConnell to bring both bills up in the Senate.
Niagara Co. supports H.R. 3576
The Niagara County Legislature passed a resolution IL-077-17 calling for Congress to pass Rep. Chris Collins’ Second Amendment Guarantee Act H.R.3576.
Smart holsters are still dumb
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports:
“Autonomous Ballistics, a team from New York University Tandon School of Engineering, took home the $1 million prize in a Smart Gun Design Competition funded by Borough President Eric Adams. And the winning team’s design is not a gun — but a smart holster …”
The idea of a “smart” gun has been around for probably close to 50 years. All attempts to produce one have failed. Knowing this I will give these guys credit for trying a different approach.
“… The smart holster uses fingerprint ID, RFID and voice identification to keep out everyone but the legal owner (and up to 200 other users), Cohen and Raj Kumar said. A small fingerprint reader is embedded into the wall of the holster. The beauty of their design is that you “don’t have to change your gun at all. It’s just a holster similar to the one you have except this is maneuvered so that it’s almost inherent that you put your finger [on the fingerprint reader] when you pull it out,” Cohen said …”
I’d guess the idea came from the retention-type holsters police use. The problem here is any system is only as reliable as the least reliable part of it. Electronics are less reliable than mechanics so their idea has an inherent flaw. How could you market such a product? Would trail lawyers consider the liability aspects of marketing a product with a known “defect”?
“… The concepts were evaluated based on their adaptability into the market, feasibility, flexibility, potential impact on public safety and potential for other uses. So far no word has come in on the design from gun manufacturers on the idea …”
Their silence says enough.
Notice too, the NYPD isn’t jumping on this. If Adams, who is a former officer, believes in the concept so much why isn’t he promoting it to Commissioner O’Neill?