All about guns, legislation and politics in New York
Fox News reports, “Dems race to back Clinton even before 2016 announcement“:
“High-profile Democrats are jumping on the “Ready for Hillary” bandwagon, supporting Clinton for president before she even enters the race — boosting her presumptive candidacy and potentially their own political fortunes …”
And driving another nail into Andrew Cuomo’s political coffin.
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I spoke too soon. I should have known better:
“… A day after freeing a gang member who posted an anti-cop death threat online, a Brooklyn judge ignored the admonishment of a court boss — and sprung a man who allegedly punched a police officer and threatened to kill his colleagues, The Post has learned. Criminal Court Judge Laura Johnson blatantly disregarded an Office of Court Administration boss who said she “should be setting an example to the public that threatening or assaulting police officers isn’t an acceptable thing,” a courthouse source said … On Tuesday night, Johnson released Travis Maye, 26, without bail following his arrest in a violent melee with cops earlier that day … According to a transcript of Maye’s arraignment hearing, prosecutor Tziyonah Langsam asked for $100,000 bail, reciting the threats Maye allegedly made after being subdued. “Once handcuffed, the defendant yelled, ‘I Googled all of you. Find out where you live. I don’t know about dead cops or your families. I will meet you in a bodega and get you. You will die,’ ” Langsam said …”
If this doesn’t prove the need for more gun control I don’t know what does.
At least one elected official thinks this is bad, though Bill is from Rochester not NYC:
Lunatic judge — will deBlasio re-appoint her to bench? Will be a bellwether decision for future of his Admin – http://t.co/pUWlytv3zB
— Bill Nojay (@BillNojay) December 25, 2014
If you thought nobody could sink lower than the race hustlers at the NAACP calling for more gun control, think again:
“A Brooklyn judge cut loose a gang member who had posted online threats to gun down cops in the hours after two NYPD officers were executed in their patrol car — ignoring prosecutors’ pleas to keep him behind bars, The Post has learned. Criminal Court Judge Laura Johnson let Devon Coley, 18, waltz free without bail despite the fact that he faces seven years behind bars on charges he made a terroristic threat — complete with an image of a killer shooting cops in their car — and is awaiting trial in two unrelated cases involving assault and gun possession. Johnson’s stunning no-bail decision came just two days after Saturday’s broad-daylight slayings of Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu by a gunman bent on avenging the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown at the hands of police …”
What is even more outrageous is that I have not seen a single elected official come out and denounce this judge.
Magnum Research has refreshed their Desert Eagle lineup with stainless steel models in .50AE, .44 Mag and .357 Mag.
They should offer it in .45 Colt.
Predictably, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence would like to change the subject to gun control as well:
“… The gunman was a dangerous person who reportedly could not legally purchase or possess a firearm due to his criminal record. Reports are that the silver semi-automatic Taurus handgun the shooter used to kill the police officers was purchased in 1996 at a pawn shop in Atlanta – but not by the shooter. As the shooter could not legally possess a firearm, we urge authorities to determine how this dangerous individual acquired the firearm and hold the person or persons that supplied it accountable, as appropriate …”
Notice that nowhere in their presser do they say the killer was responsible for his actions. They want to hold a 3rd party accountable. This is part of their long standing attempts at holding gun dealers and manufacturers responsible for a 3rd party’s actions through strict liability.
In the wake of the assassination of two NYPD officers the NAACP and Congressman Charlie Rangel are trying to shift the discussion away from the killer’s very obvious revenge motivation to calling for more gun control:
“… These two killings and the life-threatening injury, like so many other unfortunate incidences of gun violence, provide a stark example of the need for sensible gun control measures, and the need to thoughtfully address untreated mental illness …”
The internet does not approve of this crap, “‘Can go eff themselves’: NAACP ‘morons’ ripped for using NYPD killing to push gun control.”
“… “They should be conducting interviews mourning those that they lost and their family, talking about how do insane people get firearms and not criticizing but seeing how we can stop insane people from getting an opportunity to get firearms to kill anybody,” Rangel said on MSNBC’s “The Rundown.”…”
The internet does not approve of this either, “‘Really remarkable’: Charles Rangel schooled after insisting ‘dead cops’ chants never happened.”
A 6th Circuit court decision may impact the SAFE Act down the road:
“… The three-judge panel of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a federal ban on gun ownership for those who have been committed to a mental institution violated the Second Amendment rights of 73-year-old Clifford Charles Tyler. Tyler attempted to buy a gun and was denied on the grounds that he had been committed to a mental institution in 1986 after suffering emotional problems stemming from a divorce. He was only in there for a month … “The government’s interest in keeping firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill is not sufficiently related to depriving the mentally healthy, who had a distant episode of commitment, of their constitutional rights,” wrote Judge Danny Boggs …”
The court used strict scrutiny to reach their decision. That could have national ramifications for other gun cases.
Rob Astorino said he would allow fracking. Senator Young, along with almost all of her Republican colleagues, fucked him over.
Instant Karma is going get you ….
State Sen.Cathy Young:”Gov. Cuomo’s decision to ban exploration of our natural gas resources is a punch in the gut to the Southern Tier.”
— Fredric U. Dicker (@fud31) December 17, 2014