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Vivek Murthy confirmed as Surgeon General

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The Senate confirmed rabid antigunner Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General.  The antis are ecstatic over this.

Yes, it is a win for them, however, I do not believe gun control was on Obama’s mind when he nominated Murthy.  I think it was a political payback.  Dr.  Manny agrees:

“… Last night, the Senate approved President Obama’s nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy to serve as U.S. surgeon general, and I believe that was a mistake … The biggest responsibility of the U.S. surgeon general is to provide the American public with the best scientific information regarding disease prevention … Is Murthy qualified to run such an important health care oversight service?  In my opinion, at this point in his career, he would not even quality to run a department at an academic medical center … Murthy formed the group Doctors for America – formerly known as Doctors for Obama — which lobbied heavily for ObamaCare, and evidently paid off in earning his nomination and subsequent confirmation as surgeon general.  He’s also waded into the gun control debate, publicly voicing his support for tighter regulations and making gun violence a public health issue.  While supporters hailed his noted promise not to use the position of surgeon general as a bully pulpit for gun control, others challenged whether it is appropriate for America’s top doctor to participate in political activism.  I agree with the challengers …”

Henderson v. United States

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NYSRPA, in conjunction with the Commonwealth Second Amendment, Illinois State Rifle Association and Illinois Carry, have filed an amicus curiae in support of the petitioner in Henderson v. United States.  At issue is whether a felony conviction prevents a court from ordering that the government either transfer the defendant’s firearms to an unrelated third party or sell the firearms for the benefit of the defendant.

Details of the case at SCOTUSblog.

Giving lawyers a bad name

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Bottom-feeding lawyers are coming out of the woodwork, “Families Of Newtown Shooting Victims Sue Rifle Manufacturer“:

“The families of nine of the 26 people killed and a teacher wounded two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed a lawsuit Monday against the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the rifle used in the shooting. …”

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act should put a stop to this.

“… The negligence and wrongful death lawsuit, filed in Bridgeport Superior Court, asserts that the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle should not have been made publicly available because it was designed for military use and is unsuited for hunting or home defense. The AR-15 was specifically engineered for the United States military to meet the needs of changing warfare,” attorney Josh Koskoff said in a release. “In fact, one of the Army’s specifications for the AR-15 was that it has the capability to penetrate a steel helmet.” …”

Anyone can easily Google the history of the AR-15 and disprove this bullshit statement.

I would like to know who is financing this legal action.  It has to be Bloomberg or some antigun foundation, either directly or through a front like the Bradys.

AD-98 race over

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Another addendum to my Nov. 5 post: After a court battle NYSRPA-PVF endorsed Karl Brabenec won the AD-98 open seat by a mere 38 votes.

Oral arguments heard today

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Oral arguments will be heard this afternoon for both the NYSRPA v. Cuomo and Shew v. Malloy lawsuits in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in lower Manhattan.  Both sides get 10 minutes to speak to summarize their cases.

Hope for national reciprocity

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With the defeat of Mary Landrieu in Louisanna, the GOP now controls 54 seats in the Senate.  Add to that the largest Republican majority in the House in generations.

If Republicans were smart, and that is a big if, the new leadership will finally allow the national CCW reciprocity bill to come up for a vote in the Senate.   It would be a great way to pander to their base.  The legislation could be attached as an amendment to an unrelated appropriations bill to ensure that President Obama would sign it.  It does not need to be a prefect bill.  Forcing places like New York City to honor non-resident shall issue licenses would open the door to better resident carry laws as well as new lawsuits based on equal protection.

Go away already

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The thoroughly detestable Carolyn McCarthy is retiring from Congress in a few weeks. She has lung cancer which she blames on alleged asbestos exposure and not the 40 years of smoking like a chimney.

There’s no good times to remember with her so here is her (hopefully) last message on gun control:

AD-116 race over

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Addendum to my Nov. 5 post: After hand counting the ballots incumbent Addie Russel has defeated challenger John Byrne in the AD-116 race.  Had there not been a 3rd party spoiler in the race we would have been rid of another SAFE voter.

Cuomo’s second term

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Some thoughts by George Marlin on Governor Cuomo’s second term:

“… The next four years will not be happy ones for our governor.  Vengeful Democrats, led by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and labor union bosses, will be plotting comebacks and counting the days until the Cuomo era ends.  Republicans will strive to build on their gains and will block Cuomo’s leftist agenda at every turn …”

A prominent elected Democrat (who I will not name, but is from the Capitol region) made a statement to other party people along the lines of Cuomo is too powerful to challenge now, but when he falls the knives will come out.  Andrew screwed a lot of Democrats over this past election and is nowhere near in the same position as he was four years ago.

As for Republican’s blocking his agenda, I would not put a lot of faith into that.  They still lack leadership and want to preserve their unholy alliance with Jeff Klein.

“… There are two things you can bank on.  First, there will be no third term for Cuomo, who is smart enough to know that in his weakened position, he’ll face a serious primary challenger in 2018.  He also knows, from his father’s experiences, that third terms are not fun …”

This is the same impression I got from one of Cuomo’s post-election interviews.  There was a finality to the way he was talking and a seeming realization that a ’16 presidential run was out.

“… Second, Cuomo will devote most of his time to settling scores.  He’s a man who never forgets or forgives a slight.  He mastered the role of hatchet man during daddy Mario’s 12 years in office, and doesn’t fear utilizing those skills …”

No argument here, but I suspect it will be a lot more the other way around with Cuomo’s enemies settling scores with him.