Hopes that Carolyn McCarthy would be redistricted into a primary/general election fight against another incumbent have been diminished. Gary Ackerman in CD-5 has announced he’s retiring. Lines still aren’t finalized so it is still possible she could be pitted against Pete King or another Democrat.
Month: March 2012
GOP Senate candidates
There’s going to be a 3-way Senate primary for the Republican nomination with the winner going up against Kirsten Gillibrand this fall. The candidates are:
- Wendy Long, attorney and former law clerk for SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas
- Nassau Co. Comptroller George Maragos
- Congressman Bob Turner
On guns, Long has no public record on the issues that I’m aware of. Maragos made some vague statements about being against gun control, although he never returned the candidate questionnaire I sent him for his comptroller run. Turner claimed to be an NRA member during his campaign, then voted against H.R. 822 at the request of Mayor Bloomberg. He mentions his vote in this story:
“… I asked Turner if there were other areas where he disagreed with House Speaker John Boehner. “No, maybe the gun bill,” he said, after a long pause …”
Microstamping bill amended
The Senate microstamping bill has been amended to S-675C and resubmitted to Rules.
The issue has been getting more unpopular each year and it’s proponents must be starting to piss off their colleagues. Michelle Schimel was booted from the Assembly floor because they did not want to hear her ranting about it during budget debates.
Meanwhile, Steve Englebright stated on the floor that he had a letter proving that a New York manufacturer (Remington) was already making microstamped firearms for government contracts. That is patently false.
Antigun censorship
Senate Democrats are crying censorship over the GOP Majority’s refusal to take up their agenda including microstamping.
Double barrel 1911
Senate companion to H.R. 822
A Senate companion to H.R. 822 is being introduced by Democrats Joe Manchin and Mark Begich and Republican Mike Crapo.
Bills to Senate Rules
The following bills have been committee discharged and sent to Senate Rules:
- S-69, requires destruction of surplus state firearms
- S-669A, antigun indoctrination in schools
- S-670, authorizes courts to revoke firearms license and seize the weapons of certain individuals
- S-674, relates to the suspension and revocation of firearms licenses upon the issuance of orders of protection
- S-675B, microstamping
- S-676, requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
- S-678, no private firearms transactions
- S-680, requires state agencies purchase guns from “responsible” dealers
- S-725, statewide renewable pistol licenses
- S-895A, mandatory firearms storage
- S-965, gun dealer liability
- S-1002, requires employees of gun dealers and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
- S-1003, requires the judge in a criminal proceeding or in a family court proceeding, upon issuance of an order of protection to inquire as to the possession of a firearm by the defendant or respondent
Microstamping in budget bill
Microstamping in the budget
I have been informed that the Assembly will insert some sort of microstamping proposal into a one-house budget bill. Something about providing funds to the state police to administer it. This is interesting as the bill itself says there is no fiscal impact to the state.
Legislative Report #17
Legislative Report #17 is now online.