Newsbits
Jun 25, 2019 Jurisprudence, Politics, State Legislation
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Supreme Court strikes down stiff firearms penalties
- New York City limits on transporting guns eased in effort to get Supreme Court challenge dismissed
Legislation:
- Supervised youth access to firearms safe under amended state law
- Byrne Helps Pass Legislation To Restore Liberty, Protect Youth Shooting & Safety Programs
Politics:
Effect of A-7752/S-6151 on carry licenses
Jun 22, 2019 Jurisprudence, Politics, State Legislation
Now that the legislature has passed A-7752/S-6151 a likely (unintended?) consequence of this will be that in certain municipalities carry licenses will be harder to obtain. The reason being now that premises licenses can be used for transport and range use there is less “proper cause” for a carry license.
Newsbits
Jun 21, 2019 Armed Citizen, Federal Legislation, Jurisprudence, NRA, State Legislation
Friday’s Newsbits:
Armed Citizen:
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
- Rep. Maloney and Sen. Markey Applaud Inclusion of $50M for Gun Violence Research in House Funding Bill
- Senate Passes Gianaris Gun Origin Registry Legislation, Taking On The “Iron Pipeline” And Fighting Gun Trafficking
- Ortt Helps Pass Permanent Big Game Rifle Bill
NRA:
Legislature tries blocking SCOTUS lawsuit
Jun 20, 2019 Jurisprudence, State Legislation
A-7752, Relates to the transport of pistols or revolvers by licensees, has been substituted for S-6151 and just passed the Senate. A-7752 passed the Assembly yesterday. The bill now heads to the Governor.
The purpose of this legislation was to derail the NRA-backed transport lawsuit against NYC by changing state law to address the issues in the case. I do not know if SCOTUS will toss out the lawsuit after Cuomo signs the bill into law.
Newsbits
Jun 12, 2019 Elections 2020, Jurisprudence, Politics, State Legislation
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
S-4442A, Requires DCJS to publish reports providing information related to criminal misuse of firearms, passed the Senate yesterday. There is no companion in the Assembly.
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- Gun-advocacy group threatens lawsuit against Buffalo School Board
- While School Board awaits vote on ban, gun rights advocates support Wingo
Legislation:
Politics:
SCOTUS declines to hear silencer case
Jun 10, 2019 Jurisprudence
The Supreme Court declined without comment to hear a case regarding regulation of silencers.
I don’t think we can read anything into their decision at this time. They turn down the overwhelming majority of appeals and already have one 2A case on their docket for next term. As much as gun rights activists would like it the court only has a limited amount of time to hear cases and there are other issues before them besides 2A.
Newsbits
Jun 5, 2019 Elections 2020, Jurisprudence, Politics, State Legislation
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- It’s Time For The Supreme Court To Make States Stop Ignoring The Second Amendment
- Alaska signs on to push US Supreme Court against NYC handgun transportation ban
Legislation:
- Barclay: Downstate hunting ban bill infringes on Upstate
- Jacobson cheers passage of bill to ban “ghost guns”
Politics:
Newsbits
May 30, 2019 Armed Citizen, Federal Legislation, Jurisprudence, NRA, Politics
Thursday’s Newsbits:
Today at 6:00pm Assemblyman David Weprin will participate in Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s Queens town hall meeting on gun control, Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Queens.
Armed Citizen:
Jurisprudence:
- Fearing Supreme Court Loss, New York Tries to Make Gun Case Vanish
- New York City: Let’s Repeal This Gun Control Law. Gun Owners: Hell, No!
Legislation:
NRA:
Politics:
Legislature responds to lawsuit
May 24, 2019 Jurisprudence, State Legislation
Legislators know they are likely to lose the NYC transport lawsuit so they have prepared a response in the form of A-7752/S-6151.
From the Justification:
“Premise licenses for firearms in New York State allow a license holder to possess a firearm in a specific location, either their home or place of work, the address of which is specified on the license. Recognizing that premise license holders may have a legitimate reason to transport their firearms to another location, either another premise where they have a license to possess a firearm, a shooting range, or a shooting competition, this bill seeks to clarify the ability of premise license holders to transport their firearms to and from locations where they may legally possess such firearm. In order to ensure that any transportation of firearms that occurs is done safely and responsibly, this bill requires that, during transport, such firearms must be kept in a locked container separate from the ammunition.”
Bill text explicitly states, “The term “locked container” shall not include the glove compartment or console of a vehicle.”
As for non-City residents thinking about transporting a gun into the municipality:
“… [licenses] issued by a licensing officer other than the police commissioner of the City of New York shall not authorize transport of a pistol or revolver into the City of New York in the absence of written authorization to do so by the police commissioner of that city.”
Newsbits
May 20, 2019 Jurisprudence, NRA, Politics
Monday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Trump Administration Files Brief Urging SCOTUS to Overturn NYC Gun Law
- Byrne Leads Colleagues in Support of Second Amendment
- AG Jeff Landry leads national coalition in fight to protect 2nd Amendment rights
NRA:
Politics: