New job for Pete Grannis

Former DEC chief Pete Grannis has got a new gig with Environmental Advocates of New York, an eco lobby group.

There was much rejoicing by gunnies and most, but not all, hunters when he was fired as he was not our friend.  During his time in the Assembly Grannis voted in favor of just about all gun control proposals which came down the pike and was prime sponsor of legislation to ban all hunting as cruelty to animals.

While EANY is not an antigun or anti-hunting organization, this bears watching to see if  they start taking a position on guns and/or hunting, especially lead ammo bans and gun club operations (noise and lead issues).

Christmas card from the “Gun Dean”

John Snyder’s annual holiday card arrived in today’s e-mail. Click to see full size.

Shelly’s supermajority gone

With the race in AD-89 over, the Republicans now have 50 seats in the Assembly.  In the last undecided race in AD-100, Tom Kirwan is leading Frank Skartados by 60-something votes.

Shelly Silver’s supermajority in the Assembly is gone and that will affect lots of things including gun control legislation.

Victory in AD-89

NRA/NYSRPA member Robert Castelli wins re-election in AD-89 by 112 votes.

Mayor Bradley guilty

White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley has been convicted of attempted assault upon his wife:

“… White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley, a former state assemblyman, has been found guilty this morning on five of the charges against him  … Acting state Supreme Court Justice Susan Capeci today found Bradley guilty of three counts of second-degree harassment, contempt, and attempted assault …”

Bradley is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Celebrating Lennon’s death

Today is the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon and all the antis are celebrating on their Facebook pages: the Brady Campaign, Violence Policy Center and Protest Easy Guns.  They never miss an opportunity to exploit a tragedy to promote their agenda.

Paul Helmke let fly a press release which reads:

“… We’ve made some progress improving our guns laws over the last 30 years, most notably with the passage of the Brady Bill in 1993 that has stopped felons, the mentally ill and domestic abusers from making more than 1.9 million gun purchases from federally licensed dealers.  But more needs to be done to make our society a safer place …”

Noticeably absent is any mention of the Sullivan Act, which had been in effect for nearly 70 years at this time.  Mark David Chapman, of course, simply ignored it:

“… On Oct. 27 Chapman went to a Honolulu gun store and, for $169, bought a five-shot, short-barrel .38-caliber Charter Arms Special … He also tried to buy the .38 bullets he hadn’t bothered to buy in Honolulu. He found to his chagrin that New York’s Sullivan Law forbade their sale. He called Dana Reeves, now a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia, and said he wanted to visit his old friends … Chapman flew to Atlanta. While there, he told Reeves he had bought a gun for personal protection while he was in New York but he needed some bullets “with real stopping power.” Reeves supplied him with five hollow-point cartridges the kind that expand as they pass through their target …”

Helmke’s not about to acknowledge this.  In typical fashion, he simply ignores any inconvenient facts, just as all antis do when confronted with the reality that their gun control policies not only do not work, but actually contribute to senseless violence and deaths.

While Lennon himself may not have had any interest in carrying a gun for his protection, others clearly do and it is unconscionable for Helmke and his ilk continue to push their destructive policies especially under the banner of “Give Peace a Chance.

.50 ban pre-filed

The .50 caliber prohibition bill has been pre-filed for the 2011-12 session as S-86 by Dan Squadron.

Redistricting McCarthy out

Due to population outflow, New York is set to lose 2-3 Congressional seats in the next reapportionment.

Good news is Carolyn McCarthy’s seat could be one of them.  The equally detestable Louise Slaughter’s seat is also on the chopping block.

Power shift

The race in SD-37 is over.  The final count in the Senate is 32 Republicans and 30 Democrats.  Some of the newcomers don’t have a public record on the issue so it’s a little unclear what the pro/anti vote count would be.

With the loss of Frank Padavan in Queens more of the GOP power base moves out of Bloomberg territory so hopefully this will mean they are less likely to consider any gun control initiatives.

Castelli-Roach race

All the ballots have been counted in AD-89 and Robert Castelli is ahead by 165 votes over challenger Thomas Roach.  There are 239 disputed ballots left including Soros’.  It’s time for Roach to pack it in.