Change the definition of “mass shooting” in order to cash in

The Daily News reports:

“Lawmakers in New York trying to draw more resources into communities plagued by gun violence want to change the definition of “mass shooting.” … Under a bill [Monique] Chandler-Waterman is proposing in the state Assembly, a mass shooting would be defined as any gun violence that resulted in the death or injury of at least four people. Declaring such violence as a mass shooting would allow communities to pursue additional funding resources from the state and federal governments …”

This appears to be part of a theme the antis are going for this legislative session, using shootings as an excuse to waste tax dollars and handout pork to their friends back home.

I don’t see the bill in question yet so I assume it will be introduced shortly.

Livestream of court arguments today

Here is the livestream to the 2nd Circuit Court for their oral arguments hearing on 5 pro-gun cases. It starts at 9:45am this morning.

In the afternoon at 2:00pm, elected officials and gun control organizations will call upon Mayor Eric Adams to designate all open streets across the City as “Gun Free Open Streets,” Steps of Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, Manhattan.

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FPC sent me a message about looking for plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the body armor ban. Interested parties can submit their contact information here.

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NYAGV’s legislative agenda

Here are the bills New Yorkers Against Gun Violence are pushing for this legislative session:

  • A-2105/S-214, Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds by removing the mandatory law enforcement reporting requirement and providing alternative forms of evidence that would show that a qualifying crime was committed.
  • A-2893/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.
  • A-4917/S-4598, Enacts the “School Anti-Violence Education Act”; creates a school anti-violence education program; establishes a school anti-violence education fund.
  • A-9553/S-270, Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the firearm violence intervention fund to help victims of and witnesses to violence.

 

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.

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.

Bill requiring NYPD hold so-called gun buybacks

New bill introduced to the City Council INT 892-2023:

“This bill would require the Police Department to establish a monthly gun buy-back program, whereby individuals may voluntarily and anonymously surrender to the department a working or non-working unloaded gun or parts thereof, in exchange for a sum of money to be determined by the department upon surrender. Individuals surrendering a gun would not be required to provide identification or any personally identifiable information, and would not be subject to criminal or civil penalties for the illegal possession of such gun, unless such penalties are required by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. The gun buy-back program would take place in a different borough at least once each month, on a rotating basis.”

Dick move by Ryan

The Post reports:

“… Sen. Sean Ryan (D-Buffalo) is pushing to stop [NRA] from promoting gun safety in New York. Newly-introduced legislation would do that by stripping the group of its near monopoly over certifying the “duly authorized instructor” any New Yorker needs to complete the safety training required for a conceal carry permit per state laws passed last summer. “Where the NRA was once viewed as an authority on gun safety, it has become an extremist organization that prioritizes political advocacy at the expense of safety,” argues a legislative memo attached to the bill introduced this week. “The NRA has pursued an extreme political agenda focused on overturning gun safety laws here in New York and across the nation. Through its conduct as an organization, the NRA has proven to no longer be an authority on gun safety,” the memo adds. … “New York state has no control over the curriculum taught about safety to get a pistol permit issued by New York State. [That] doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense,” Ryan, a longtime Hochul ally, told The Post …”

Ryan knows that’s BS, but I can see this bill passing next year.