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FSCUC opposition memo to sporting contests

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Ulster Co. Sportsmen sent out an opposition memo to the Governor and local electeds requesting a veto of the bill to prohibit wildlife hunting contests, A-2917/S-4099.

It’s too little, too late and I don’t see a veto happening. I forwarded a copy of the memo to the LCA so the best they might get out of it is some media attention.

Gillibrand press conference today on “ghost guns”

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At 2:00pm today Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will host a press conference to announce new federal legislation to combat the rise of “ghost guns,” Detectives’ Endowment Association, 26 Thomas St., Manhattan.

17%

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According to recent polling, New Yorkers are buying guns for personal protection:

“More than 60% of New Yorkers are worried they’re destined to become a victim of a crime and have taken steps to better protect themselves — including purchasing a gun, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Seventeen percent of city residents questioned in the Siena College Research Institute poll admitted that they’ve bought a firearm in the last year to protect themselves, the study shows …”

Some things coming to mind:

  1. A lot of people will not admit to pollsters that they own/purchased firearms especially in the City so the actual number is likely higher than 17%.
  2. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans almost 7-1 in NYC so the purchasers are probably Democrats.
  3. Black women are the hottest demographic buying guns right now so a good number of that 17% are also probably black women.

Savvy 2A groups would take advantage of this.

 

Newsbits

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Wednesday’s Newsbits:

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Black women learn to shoot guns

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Gov. Hochul’s video on the Bruen anniversary

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Bill requiring Health Dept. promote antigun narratives

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New bill introduced to the Health Committee by Councilman Shaun Abreu, INT 1098-2023, Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop materials on the dangers of keeping a gun in the home.

From the bill text:

“… No later than 6 months after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the department, in consultation with the Office for Neighborhood Safety and the Prevention of Gun Violence, shall develop written materials containing information about the dangers of keeping a gun in the home. The department shall update the content of such materials on a yearly basis to reflect any changes in law, public health research, or both. Such materials shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:

  1. Legal requirements pertaining to the safe storage of guns, including but not limited to rifles, shotguns, and firearms;
  2. Best practices for the safe storage of guns, including but not limited to rifles, shotguns, and firearms;
  3. Details regarding gun buyback programs;
  4. Health risk factors and exacerbation factors for gun injuries;
  5. Statistics on fatal and nonfatal shootings in the city;
  6. How to recognize at-risk persons for suicide and involvement in gun violence; and
  7. The relationship between intimate partner violence and gun violence.

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