Category: Politics

Mamdani takes NYC

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Back-bencher Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani defeated both Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa to become the next mayor of New York City.

The good news is that hopefully this will be the last we hear of Andrew Cuomo. His career will end with the sound of a wet fart which is what he deserves.

The bad news is that Mandani is an openly racist, openly antisemitic Marxist. He will bankrupt and burn the city trying to implement his ideology just like every other Marxist has. Frankly, the city deserves it as well.

Mandami has a proven antigun record and some are claiming he will become a new national leader on gun control. That is certainly possible, however, he wasn’t that in the state legislatgure. I’m thinking he will mostly focus on economic issues and push gun control only when a political opportunity arises.

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Oberacker campaign kickoff

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I attended State Senator Peter Oberacker’s campaign kickoff for CD-19 yesterday.

It started off with an endorsement from Assemblyman Chris Tague.

Oberacker told me he was asked to run by the White House so I do not believe there will be a Republican primary.

Everytown lobbying update

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The state legislature is not in session, but Everytown’s contract lobbying firm reports lobbying the Governor on “Issues related to 3D printed guns.”

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Prelude of things to come

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Assemblywoman Amy Paulin is one of the biggest supporters of gun control in Albany and she has an op-ed in the Yonkers Times, “Gun Control is Suicide Prevention.”

It’s premise is just recycled antigun talking points so there is no substance there. What I believe is important is that she mentions a couple of bills she is sponsoring. I have found that when electeds do these guest op-eds it is often a sign that they intend to push those bills when the legislature returns to regular session.

The bills in question are A-198A, Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns, and A-1210A, Establishes a waiting period before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person. The former is just stupid, the later is more serious as similar proposals have bee floated in the State Senate. Set up alerts to watch both of them. The state legislature returns to session the 2nd week in January.

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Mamdani calls for AWB

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Follow Trump’s example

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Crime in Washington D.C. has gotten so bad that President Trump took over control of the police department and sent in the national guard to help them.

He also streamlined the gun licensing process dropping the processing time down to a few days when it used to take months:

“… “President Trump is not only stopping violent crime in Washington, D.C., he is also streamlining the permitting process for law-abiding residents who want the ability to protect themselves and their families,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital. “The Making DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force has been working with local officials to eliminate longstanding obstacles and successfully reduced the average permit processing time from several months to just five days.” …”

This is important because he is openly acknowledging carrying guns for personal protection is good public policy.

Others, especially the chicken-shit Republicans in New York, should follow Trump’s example.

FAFO

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Letitia James tried to bankrupt Donald Trump and put him in jail.

That failed. Now it’s his turn:

“Federal prosecutors in Albany have issued subpoenas to New York Attorney General Letitia James inquiring about her office’s civil fraud case against President Donald Trump and corruption case against the National Rifle Association, multiple sources told ABC News … James sued the NRA in 2020, accusing the gun rights group’s former CEO, Wayne LaPierre, and others of misappropriating donor funds to finance luxury items for themselves. The jury determined LaPierre owed more than $4 million. The subpoenas, from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York, are part of an investigation into whether James and her office violated the civil rights of Trump or the NRA executives, the sources said …”

This prompted some outgassing from the Brady’s:

“This is a classic tool of aspiring authoritarians like President Trump: use the levers of government to harass public servants and exact personal revenge. New York Attorney General James and her office have upheld the rule of law in their ongoing civil suits against Donald Trump for illegally inflating his wealth and the National Rifle Association for abusing its non-profit status. In initiating these investigations, Attorney General Bondi and her deputies in New York make a mockery of civil rights laws intended to protect the rights of minorities. This probe is not meant to be successful in our courts, where facts and the rule of law supersede the petty whims of Donald Trump and his gun lobby friends looking to use our gun violence epidemic to pad their profits. It’s meant to instill fear in public officials nationwide for holding far-right extremists accountable. We cannot let them. Neither Trump nor the gun lobby is above the law.”

The prosecution against Trump was totally baseless and if he gets to roast James over it more power to him.

However, James’ going after the NRA was totally justified, even though I have no doubt it started out with political motivation. It brought to light the mismanagement and corruption by NRA executive staff and Boardmembers. If anything James’ legal action should be seen as a big plus both for NRA members and the 2A community. A lot (although not all) of the rot at NRA has been removed and the Association is pointed in a more positive direction because of it.