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Gun control rally today
Some of the electeds along with a mouthpiece from NYAGV held a rally (if you can even call it that) at the Capitol today:
Senator Hoylman said he would be pushing for his bill S-580, Makes community violence prevention services available, to the extent permitted by federal law, to any Medicaid beneficiary who has received medical treatment for an injury sustained as a result of an act of community violence and has been referred by a certified or licensed health care provider or social services provider to receive community violence prevention services from a qualified violence prevention professional.
Newsbits
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
At 11:30am today State Senators Zellnor Myrie, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Julia Salazar and Assemblyman Demond Meeks will join New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and other gun control advocates at a rally, Million Dollar Staircase, Third floor, State Capitol, Albany.
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- The Sources Cited by the Supreme Court in Bruen
- Republican AGs sue ATF over new rule regulating pistol-stabilizing braces
- New York is challenged over law forcing gun owners to inform government of their social media accounts
- Will Gun Control Laws Soften for Cannabis Users?
Legislation:
NRA:
Politics:
- State Police: Zero complaints or arrests on concealed carry law so far
- NRA predicts Supreme Court will finally define Second Amendment
- It’s Clarence Thomas’s Court—and Lower Courts Are Saluting Him
New York City seems confused that gun-free zones don’t stop criminals - Albany County Gun Buyback Program is resounding success
S-2284 Reported
S-2284 on Codes agenda
S-2284, Relates to manufacturers’ reporting the sale or distribution of firearms, is on the Senate Codes agenda for Monday @ 11:30am.
The bill itself seems pretty harmless, just requiring manufacturers report to DCJS the number of firearms they make and sell in a year. However, I suspect the true goal is to gather information that could be used for more junk liability actions against gun dealers and makers.
Good news from the courts
Some good news from the courts on gun rights.
5th Circuit Judge Cory Wilson determined a law banning people under domestic violence restraining orders from owning firearms was unconstitutional and a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled that a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning firearms is likewise unconstitutional. This are important as the rulings put 2A on par with other specifically enumerated rights which cannot denied without due process.
Bonus: New York Supreme Court ruled the state’s “red flag” law as unconstitutional in a specific case.
Newsbits
Monday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- United States Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Firearm Companies Illegally Selling Machine Guns
- Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
- Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, U.S. judge rules
Legislation:
Hochul’s budget has some gun control changes
Gov. Hochul proposes some CCIA changes in her budget including excluding the Adirondacks and Catskills from being “sensitive locations”, exempting individuals responsible for security at a place of worship from the place of worship sensitive location prohibition, expanding the exemption of hunting and hunting adjacent activity from the sensitive and restricted location prohibitions, and modifies the sensitive location categorization so that establishments that have an active liquor license are sensitive locations, but not locations that were previously issued a liquor license but no longer have an active liquor license.
Another bill requiring NYPD hold so-called gun buybacks
A second bill has been to the City Council requiring the NYPD establish a so-called gun buy-back program, INT 916-2023.
The wording is a little different from INT 892-2023 which was introduced a few weeks ago.
Next week’s legislative agenda
Gun bills are being introduced/reintroduced slower than in previous years. I think lead hunting ammo (directly) and lead at ranges (indirectly) will be targeted this session.
Next week’s legislative agenda:
- S-1212, Establishes environmental standards for ambient lead and lead contamination, advanced to 2nd Reading. No companion.
- Joint public hearing for Assembly and Senate Codes, Corrections and Judiciary committees Monday January 30 @ 10:00am. Will livestream.
- Assembly Consumer Protection meeting agenda for Tuesday January 31 @ 1:00pm: