Category: Gun Industry
Federal ruling upholds ammo checks amid ongoing lawsuit, frustrating local gun shops
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Jeff Madden vying for Assembly against Phil Steck in 110th
- Western N.Y. state Assemblyman Joe Giglio won’t run for reelection
- Albany County DA’s race may be 2012 rematch
Jurisprudence:
- Judge: Nassau County must ease process for concealed gun permits
- Lawyers for New York Man File Appeal to Supreme Court in Case That Could Expand Second Amendment Rights
Legislation:
NRA:
- Jury finds NRA executives liable in gun group corruption case
- National Rifle Association and Wayne LaPierre are found liable in lawsuit over lavish spending
Politics:
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Firearms Industry:
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
NRA:
- NRA fails to end New York probe, as trial nears
- NRA Must Face NY Probe Into Lucrative Perks for Executives
Politics:
- Handguns in public places: where a 2nd Amendment expert sees NY headed
- New York Jews and Firearms: Smart or Dangerous?
- Rod Watson: In gun ruling, court splits a baby that should never have been birthed
- A great sense of loss as Remington Arms prepares to depart Ilion
- ‘Remington is Ilion’: Village must find future without company that defined its past
Newsbits
Thursday’s Newsbits:
Firearms Industry:
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Legislation:
- New York Considers New Taxes on Guns and Ammunition
- Chemung County Libertarians Urge Lawmakers To Pass Gun Resolution Similar To Schuyler County
NRA:
Politics:
Newsbits
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Second Circuit Strikes Down Critical Provisions in New York’s Most Recent Gun Control Law
- Attorney General James Releases Statement on New York’s Concealed Carry Laws
- 2nd Circuit Rejects New York’s Default Rule Against Guns in Businesses
Legislation:
- Newly Proposed Bill Plots A Novel Attack On Americans’ Gun Rights
- Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Strengthen Public Safety
NRA:
Politics:
- Nearly 100 US state legislators to discuss gun violence with VP Harris
- ACLU Defends Decision To Represent NRA in SCOTUS Case Amid Furious Backlash: We Understand Gun Violence Is Real Threat
- State officials respond to Remington Arms closure outrage
- Remington factory closure ignites debate over NY gun laws
- City of Rochester extends Gun Violence State of Emergency
End of an era
It’s finally happening. Remington will be closing their plant in Illion in March.
The company has had financial problems for years and coupled with the state’s high tax, poor economic environment the writing has been on the wall for awhile. While the company will continue, it will be sad to see them go.
DeSantis endorsement
Brian Herman is a Democrat running for Columbia Co. Judge. He received an interesting personal endorsement from Gene DeSantis, the founder of DeSantis Gunhide.
This half-page, full-color flyer was sent out to registered Republicans in the county.
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- Second Amendment Roundup: NYC’s “Good Moral Character” Requirement Void
- Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Ban on Bump Stocks
- A New York City lawmaker accused of bringing a gun to a pro-Palestinian protest is arraigned
- NYC Councilmember Vernikov’s lawyer says photo doesn’t prove she had gun at pro-Palestinian rally
- NY Gun Liability Law May Have Chilling Effect on Firearm Firms
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NRA: