Newsbits
Aug 17, 2018 Elections 2018, Jurisprudence, Politics
Friday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- 25 Districts That Could Decide The House In 2018
- EXCLUSIVE: Former congresswoman and shooting survivor Gabby Giffords endorses Gov. Cuomo for his anti-gun stance
- Klein and Carlucci to face Democratic primaries
Jurisprudence:
- Attorney in NY NRA Suit Facing Ethics Questions in Connected Virginia Action
- Ex-NYPD lieutenant from LI pleads guilty in gun license permit scheme
- Another Plea In NYPD Scandal Connected To Rockland ‘Expediter’
- Chris Collins must surrender guns as criminal case plays out
Politics:
Newsbits
Aug 7, 2018 Armed Citizen, Elections 2018, Jurisprudence, Politics
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
If you live in AD-107 campaign signs for Assemblyman Jake Ashby will soon be available. E-mail the campaign at AssemblymanAshby@gmail.com.
Armed Citizen:
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Politics:
- Cuomo launches national effort to outlaw “Carry Guard” insurance
- Cuomo seeks to enlist other governors from around the country in his fight with NRA
- Is Cuomo Threatening NRA’s Existence? He Says: ‘I’d Like To Believe It’s True’
- Politics, gun control efforts fuel rise in Erie County gun ownership
- NYPD’s counterterrorism chief John Miller slams 3D guns as ‘insanity’
- Want to build a 3D printed gun? You won’t in Erie County’s libraries
- Community takes part in peace rally against gun violence
- Gun Crushing UK Artist Exhibiting in New York
Newsbits
Aug 4, 2018 Elections 2018, Jurisprudence, Politics
Saturday’s Newsbits:
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- U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Challenges to California Gun Laws
- NRA alleges financial difficulties in New York lawsuit
- New York’s Cuomo rejects NRA claim that ‘blacklisting’ jeopardizes mission
Politics:
Newsbits
Aug 2, 2018 Elections 2018, Jurisprudence, Politics
Thursday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Three independent candidates file petitions to run for NY 19th Congressional District seat
- Watches earns S.C.O.P.E. ‘A’ rating
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Newsbits
Jul 31, 2018 Elections 2018, Jurisprudence, Politics
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- In House Race, 2 Female Candidates Clash on Economy, Guns
- Options emerge in race to replace Kathy Marchione
- Sharpe Vows To Shoot Down Safe Act
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Politics:
You can’t stop the signal:
- U.S. states to sue Trump administration over 3-D printed guns
- A.G. Underwood To File Suit To Block Distribution Of Online Files For 3-D Printed Guns
- PAGV Co-Chairs to State Department: Block Release of Downloadable Blueprint For Do-It-Yourself, 3-D Printed Guns
- NY lawmakers weigh in on printed 3D guns
Newsbits
Jul 27, 2018 Elections 2018, Federal Legislation, Jurisprudence, Politics
Friday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Rensselaer GOP DA Abelove trails Democrat in election fundraising
- 3D printable gun concerns raised by state Senate candidate
Jurisprudence:
- Ninth Circuit: Second Amendment Secures Right to Carry Guns in Public
- Authorities issue reminder on guidelines for flying with firearms
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Newsbits
Jul 23, 2018 Elections 2018, Jurisprudence, Politics
Monday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Brady Campaign endorses Governor Cuomo for re-election
- Moms Demand Action Reportedly Told Candidate Not to Talk about Support for Gun Ban
Jurisprudence:
- Cuomo, Lawmakers Urge Senate to Block Kavanaugh Over Guns
- Coalition Urges Full and Fair Review of Supreme Court Nominee’s Records
Politics:
Newsbits
Jul 19, 2018 Elections 2018, Guns, Jurisprudence, Politics
Thursday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Dem’s campaign manager quits after video shows candidate secretly backing gun ban
- Cobb clarifies position on assault weapons ban
- Andrew Gounardes On Guns And Simcha Felder
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Politics:
Brett Kavanaugh
Jul 10, 2018 Elections 2018, Jurisprudence, Politics
Trump has nominated D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as his choice for SCOTUS.
He appears solid on gun rights as the L.A. Times reports:
“… [Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh] will move the high court to the right on … gun rights … Kavanaugh appears to support broader gun rights under the 2nd Amendment. In 2011, he filed a 52-page dissent when the appeals court, by a 2-1 vote, upheld a District of Columbia ordinance that prohibited semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds … But Kavanaugh said the ban on semiautomatic rifles was unconstitutional because the weapons are in common use in this country. “As one who was born here, grew up in this community in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and has lived and worked in this area almost all of his life, I am acutely aware of the gun, drug and gang violence that has plagued all of us…. But our task is to apply the Constitution and the precedents of the Supreme Court, regardless of whether the result is one we agree with as a matter of first principles or policy,” he wrote …”
Antigunners are not happy:
Judge Kavanaugh’s dangerous views on the Second Amendment are far outside the mainstream of even conservative thought and stand in direct opposition to the values and priorities of the vast majority of Americans.
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) July 10, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh made it clear where he stands. He thinks the 2nd Amend says that weapons of war, like AR-15s, belong on our streets. That’s not what Scalia wrote. For the NRA, this is just desserts for a $30+ million contribution to Pres. Trump’s campaign. #SCOTUSnominee
— Avery Gardiner (@AveryWGardiner) July 10, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh is a true Second Amendment radical. He believes assault weapon bans are unconstitutional, a position way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) July 10, 2018
Meanwhile, Governor Cuomo, who had already been attacking Republicans over his “red flag” proposal, started attacking them over abortion:
“Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a gaggle with reporters on Monday in Brooklyn said he plans to call out individual Republicans in the state Senate over the issue of abortion rights in New York. “I’m going to call them all out by name — all out by name,” Cuomo said. Cuomo’s targeting of individual GOP lawmakers is part of a years-long break for him and the Senate Republican conference. The relationship was once a productive one for the governor and the GOP lawmakers who controlled the chamber …”
This relationship was doomed from the start as Republicans never brought anything to the table except themselves. If Judge Kavanaugh is what finally puts an end to Republican “control” of the Senate so be it.
Newsbits
Jul 6, 2018 Elections 2018, Elections 2020, Jurisprudence, Local Legislation, Politics
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