Good news at the federal level: “… University of New Hampshire Professor of Politics, Andrew Smith, says Democrats started moving away from a strong anti-gun stance in the 90′s when many in the party blamed the issue on massive political losses in Congress … The slow political shift has frustrated some Democrats that have long [...]
The NSSF is pushing a federal bill to study the viability of microstamping technology. A New York City law firm is gloating about getting a charge of carrying a loaded firearm reduced to a violation for a traveler transporting a pistol in their luggage at LaGuardia Airport. I don’t know why they didn’t go for [...]
In an attempt to appear at least somewhat relevant and justify her re-election bid, Carolyn McCarthy plans to introduced a bill requiring reporting lost and stolen handguns to the police. According to her press release: “… Straw purchasers often rely on the “I lost it and forgot to report it,” loophole to get off the hook. [...]
Syracuse University’s student newspaper The Daily Orange reports: “… [Student Association] will showcase its support of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s initiative to close the Gun Show Loophole in a press conference in the Panasci Lounge in Schine Student Center at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Representatives from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Dan Maffei’s offices [...]
The Post reports that Staten Island DA Dan Donovan is going to make a run for state attorney general. What the hell, the Republicans have nobody else. Donovan is antigun. He made it a point to use his office to oppose the nationwide carry reciprocity bill last year. Here are two stories from The Advance: “Staten [...]
The AP reports that Mayor Bloomberg will be sending letters to political donors all over the country with suggestions as to how to spend their money. 50,000 New Yorkers will be getting them. One of his suggestions is, of course, more gun control. Per the Daily Politics: “… There are five priorities listed on the [...]
The Utica City Council passed their two antigun resolutions yesterday. The Observer-Dispatch covers it, “Council supports legislation against illegal guns“: “The Common Council voted to approve two resolutions supporting pending federal gun control legislation Wednesday. The laws, known as the Terror Gap and Gun Show Loophole, have been championed by gun control advocates as a way of [...]
