Newsbits
Sep 18, 2018 Elections 2018, Elections 2020, Federal Legislation, Moonbattery, Politics
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Dave Valesky could lose Dem nod but remain as threat to Rachel May in NY Senate race
- The sharpest candidate for governor
- Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Actively Considering 2020 Run For President
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
- Inspired by local need, Rep. Katko introduces bipartisan red flag legislation to keep communities safe
- Balter slams Katko for ‘weak and toothless’ red flag bill to combat gun violence
Politics:
Think like the Dems
Sep 5, 2018 Jurisprudence, Moonbattery, Politics
Senate hearings on the Brett Kavanaugh nomination to SCOTUS have begun.
It’s been every bit the shitshow I thought it would be.
One of the Democrats, possibly DiFi, brought in one of the Parkland parents and, in an attempt to embarrass Kavanaugh, offered to shake his hand in front of the cameras. The published picture shows Kavanaugh just looking at the outstretched hand and the antigunners, including asshat Chris Cuomo, are claiming he turned away without acknowledging him. However, video clearly shows that security intervened and moved him away. Neither the antis nor their political and media allies are interested in the truth so the fact that they would try and pull this sort of stunt is not a surprise.
Republicans should have expected it and planned their own handshake. Defensive gun use far exceeds that of criminal misuse. Why weren’t there a dozen defensive gun users in the audience? Republicans and the NRA need to start thinking like the Democrats to better control the narrative.
Maloney introduces companion to S-3304
Aug 3, 2018 Federal Legislation, Moonbattery
Carolyn Maloney is the latest antigunner to jump on the 3D printed gun bandwagon.
“… “The idea of untraceable, undetectable guns available to anyone, even violent criminals and domestic abusers, with the click of a mouse is utterly terrifying,” said Maloney, who co-sponsored the legislation with Reps. Brad Schneider of Illinois and Ted Deutch and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. “The administration’s decision to allow the online publishing of 3-D printable gun blueprints is an insult to the countless families who have suffered from our national epidemic of gun violence,” she said …”
I sometimes wonder if they actually believe the nonsense they’re spewing. I know she gets talking points from advocacy groups, but even being an old fart, she has to have at least some vague understanding of how the internet works. To suggest she could block information from being posted online is something even gradeshoolers would not believe.
The House bill has not yet been numbered. Here is the draft. Senate companion is S-3304.
Good luck with that
Jul 29, 2018 Humor, Moonbattery, Politics, State Legislation
“A Manhattan state senator wants to make “ghost guns” disappear. Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Democrat, is introducing a bill that would ban ghost guns and 3-D firearms in New York …”
HA!
I generally don’t like commenting on legislation until I’ve had a chance to read the bill, but in this case I don’t need to. There is absolutely no way to enforce such a law. I’m sure Hoylman will get some model legislation from Brady, Moms or someone and intro a bill based on it but without a practical way to enforce the penalties who cares what they are?
“… “Thanks to the Trump administration, anyone in America or across the world — be it a teenager, felon or terrorist — can evade a background check and manufacture a dangerous weapon with a click of a button,” Hoylman said. “This is an existential threat to gun control as we know it.” …”
This statement is very telling.
Notice he does not say this is a threat to public safety. Hoylman says it is a threat to gun control itself. That is an exaggeration, especially with current technology, but consider a possible impact on the SAFE Act. If a person can easily and cheaply produce plastic magazines in the privacy of their home the SAFE limitation is mostly voided. Better still, as a political act of defiance, magazines with Hoylman’s face printed on them could be made in bulk and dropped in public locations, kinda like Johnny Appleseed. Hoylman’s choice of words prove his real motivation is ideological and not a genuine concern for public welfare.
Metal printing is more complicated, but it is reasonable to assume that it will be better, faster and cheaper in 5-10 years than it is now. That is what is really needed for home production. Antigun hysterics will become more entertaining as the technology matures.
New Yorkers Under the Gun
Jun 8, 2018 Moonbattery, Politics
June 7 video from a public forum by hosted by City Limits and The Crime Report at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Same old, same old
Jun 3, 2018 Moonbattery, Politics
Friday was “Gun Violence Awareness Day,” a now annual spectacle where antigunners, celebrity idiots and other crackpots #WearOrange so as to readily identify themselves as part of the political fringe.
Here is an example:
I do not see anything new of substance here. It is just more of the same hysterics that have failed to produce movement on their agenda.
Astroturf protesters outside FNRA fundraiser
Apr 16, 2018 Moonbattery, Politics
Proof they’re astroturf. The first guy they interviewed is from the Rockland Democrat Committee holding a professionally made sign.
Guns and the State Budget
Apr 1, 2018 Moonbattery, Politics, State Legislation
Turns out the Governor was not that serious about new gun control in budget negotiations:
“… What didn’t have bipartisan support and didn’t end up in the budget were any new gun policies. “We weren’t able to ban bump stocks. We weren’t able to broaden our background checks. We weren’t able to do the extreme risk protection order,” said state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins. Though it wasn’t part of the budget, Gov. Andrew Cuomo did announce the passage of a new law preventing anyone convicted of domestic abuse from owning a firearm of any type …”
Bills in question are A-8976B/S-7133A and A-8717/S-6918.
Because some people cannot admit they are wrong, here is a reminder from the Empire Center that the SAFE Act cannot be defunded in the budget.
What did pass separately is A-10272/S-8121. Per WHAM news:
“… The legislation was passed to close a loophole in state law in order to ensure domestic abusers are required to surrender all firearms, not just handguns. The legislation prohibits anyone with an outstanding warrant, a felony, or other serious offenses from receiving or renewing a firearm license … the legislation bolsters the list of “serious” crimes, which, upon conviction, require the loss of a gun license and the surrender of all firearms …”