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Gun Store Warning Label Law
Legislator Ruth Walter has drafted a proposed local law requiring all gun dealers in Westchester County to post signage intended to warn customers of the dangers ownership of a gun poses near the point of sale.
The purpose of the bill is, “To better inform potential buyers of firearms in Westchester County of the dangers of owning a gun in the home, which can lead to accidental discharge, preventable suicide, unintended death of a child, other household members, or death during a domestic dispute.”
Newsbits
Monday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Hochul could face rising Democrats in New York governor race
- Williams inches closer to a primary challenge against Hochul
Jurisprudence:
NRA:
- Wayne LaPierre retains leadership of NRA; loyalist Charles Cotton elected president
- Attorney General James’ Statement on Wayne LaPierre’s Re-Election to NRA Board
Politics:
Primary opponent for Brian Kavanagh
As I have harped on for years, the only realistic way to impact urban Democrats is during the primaries. One of biggest antis in Albany, Brian Kavanagh, will be in a primary against self-declared socialist Alana Sivin:
“Alana Sivin, a socialist lawyer and advocate for criminal justice reform, is planning to challenge Democratic state Sen. Brian Kavanagh for reelection in 2022 – a year that could once again see many New York City incumbents in the state Legislature facing opponents from the left … Sivin argued that Kavanagh doesn’t do enough to fight for marginalized people, pointing to his 2020 vote to roll back bail reform … Sivin also said that Kavanagh doesn’t support legislation to increase taxes on the wealthy …”
A cursory investigation reveals no gun-related statements from Sivin. I am not expecting anything 2A positive to come from her or her campaign either.
That being said gun activists need to be involved in the primary, even if it is just to give a middle finger to the incumbent for screwing them over. Sitting by and doing nothing is a proven failed political strategy.
Rochester African American Firearms Association
NYC Files Brief In Gun Rights Case Before Supreme Court
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Biden administration urges Supreme Court to uphold New York’s handgun restriction
- Supreme Court to weigh New York’s limit on carrying a handgun
- Gunfight at the N.Y. Corral
- New York City Files Amicus Brief in Major Second Amendment Gun Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court
- Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition Backing Commonsense Approach to Concealed Carry Laws
- New York and other states have the right to limit concealed weapon permits, ABA says in amicus brief
Legislation:
NRA:
Politics:
RES 1737-2021
Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson has introduced RES 1737-2021 to the Public Safety Committee. The resolution calls upon the Senate to pass universal background checks bill H.R.8.
Last shred of credibility gone
It is hard to call the ACLU a civil rights organization given their history of refusing to support the Second Amendment.
They have chosen to give up their last bit credibility by filing a brief in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen where they support the Sullivan Law asserting it is necessary to protect the First Amendment:
“This is a case about the Second Amendment, but its resolution also implicates fundamental First Amendment values—the freedoms of assembly, association, and speech. States have many justifications for regulating the public carrying of weapons, concealed or otherwise. But one especially important justification is that such restrictions facilitate civic engagement, by promoting safety and reducing the chances that the disagreements inevitable in a robust democracy do not lead to lethal violence. Accordingly, in assessing the validity of New York’s regulation of the carrying of concealed weapons in public, the Court should give due regard to the state’s important interest in facilitating a wideopen public debate.”
Somehow implying the Sullivan Law was meant to protect free speech is absurd and everybody knows it. Hopefully SCOTUS will bring it up when they render their decision.
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Court Rejects Qualified Immunity For Cop Who Arrested Gun Owner Carrying Valid Permit
- Debate Over Immigrants’ Gun Rights Ignites In 2nd Circ. Case
Legislation:
NRA:
- NRA Files Motion to Dismiss New York AG’s Lawsuit for Dissolution
- NRA Says Its ‘Corporate Death’ Unwarranted in New York Lawsuit
Politics: