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Hochul’s Law
New York has replaced with the Sullivan Law with an even worse Hochul’s Law.
Governor Hochul admitted she has no data to back this new law up and even more bizarrely said gun owners support her:
Hochul argues law-abiding gun owners support and appreciate her effort to keep New York from "becoming the Wild West."
— Joe Mahoney (@TipMahoney) July 1, 2022
I can see legal challenges being fast tracked through the courts. The legislature did exactly what I said they’d do and threw everything up against the wall to see what sticks.
It blatantly ignores SCOTUS’s ruling, most obviously in that you still have to prove to the government you’re a good person. They removed the old “when proper cause exists” and replaced it with a bunch of requirements which effectively duplicate that without saying it. They also pretty much declared everywhere except your home, car and public roads to be sensitive places. The bill says there shall be an ammo database as if that declaration alone will create one out of thin air. There’s a reason nobody has been able to create one since the SAFE Act called for one ten years ago. Possible the most ridiculous is that the training requirement is even firearms training. It’s touchy-feely stuff about conflict management & suicide prevention.
FPC looking for plaintiffs
From the Firearms Policy Coalition:
URGENT: If you live in Sullivan, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Westchester, or Rockland County New York, you want to carry a handgun, and you want to sue the government, please contact us ASAP.
Draft of Hochul’s “Conceal Carry Improvement Act”
The state legislature will be back in session today at 9:00am to continue discussion about getting around the SCOUTS decision.
Here is a draft proposal Gov. Hochul sent to the legislature. It has not been introduced as a bill in either chamber.
“Ghost guns” lawsuits
Both A.G. Tish James and Mayor Eric Adams have filed lawsuits against so-called “ghost guns” manufacturers today.
As expected the new public nuisance law is being used by James.
Here are the pressers:
- Attorney General James Sues National Gun Distributors for Fueling Gun Violence Crisis and Endangering New Yorkers
- After Undercover Investigation, Mayor Adams and Corporation Counsel Hinds-Radix Announce Federal Lawsuit Against Online Retailers Illegally Selling Deadly Ghost Gun Components Into New York City
This action made possible by the new laws enacted by the @NYSenDems, including the Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act, authored by @AnnaMKaplan https://t.co/miWVgF55gJ
— Sean Ross Collins-Sweeney (@seanrosscollins) June 29, 2022
Newsbits
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- A minor impact on gun laws but a potentially momentous shift in constitutional method
- Westchester Democrats speak out on guns and abortion
- To some defenders, gun ruling could right a racial wrong
- Feinstein, Padilla: California Must Update Concealed Carry Permit Law
Legislation:
- Stefanik, Tenney say bipartisan gun safety law is governmental ‘overreach’
- Biaggi Introduces Legislation to Target the Sale and Distribution of Semi-Automatic Rifles
- Long Island legislator calls for ban of concealed carry handguns in Nassau
Politics:
- Supreme Court overturns NY gun law, but it’s not legal gun owners that we have to fear
- Interest in Owning Guns Soars in New York Following the Supreme Court Decision on Concealed Weapons
- New York Searches for New ‘Concealed Carry’ Policy 111 Years After Its First
- Gun rights advocates push back on pistol mandates
State eyes concealed carry limits in public spaces
Uptick in gun safety training
Hochul convening special legislative session Thursday
Possible agenda items
Possible agenda items for the upcoming special session:
“… Hochul said Friday she would like to see the state pass specific gun-free zones — schools, places of worship and events over a certain size, and that private places be gun-free unless they note otherwise. She’d like to see further requirements for the storage of a firearm, like in a vehicle, as well as additional permitting requirements, such as increased training prior to being eligible for a permit …”
Would not be surprised to see things like these as well:
“Nassau Legislator Josh Lafazan, who is running for Congress, is calling for new measures to ban the concealed carry of handguns on all county properties. This new measure includes parks and beaches, NICE buses, and the campus of Nassau Community College … Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone also announced Saturday a plan he says will strengthen Suffolk’s red flag laws … Bellone wants the state to expand the scope of the state’s red flag law, increase education and increase monitoring on social media.”