Month: July 2015

Company with Cam

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Cam Edwards was Emcee at yesterday’s NYSRPA annual meeting in Poughkeepise:

Cam Edwards

This was the first time we tried a different format for the annual meeting by having vendors like the NRA convention.  Despite some glitches we brought in roughly 150 new members.

The other shoe drops

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From Cuomo spokeman Richard Azzopardi:

“… “This simply acknowledges what has been said previously — the ammunition sales database will not be prematurely introduced until the technology is ready and it does not create an undue burden for business owners,” said Azzopardi.  The memorandum states that the database will be ”suspended” until funding and technology to operate it become available …”

From Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie:

“… “I did not participate in this ‘agreement,'” Heastie, a Democrat, said in a statement. “The law may not be ‘suspended’ by a memorandum such as this. I believe the law should be followed and implemented as intended.” …”


Smell it?

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This:

“Senate Republicans and Gov. Andrew Cuomo administration’s agreed to key changes in the sweeping 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act, according to a memorandum of understanding released on Friday afternoon …”

What the fuck does this mean??

“… The document, signed by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Director of Operations Jim Malatras includes an agreement to suspend portions of the SAFE Act that created a statewide database for ammunition purchasers to undergo a background check — a project that was hampered by technical glitches since state officials sought to implement it.  The MOU stipulates that no state money will be used to maintain the database, while noting the leadership of the State Police has acknowledged there is a “lack of technology” for maintaining the database … At the same time, a ban on the Internet sale of ammunition has been lifted …”

I’ve followed gun politics in New York for over 20 years and never seen something like this before.  If you want to change the law you pass a bill through both state houses and the Governor signs it.  There is no mention of a bill nor any comment from either the Governor or Assembly leadership other than what is buried in this press statement from Senator Nozzolio:

It looks like Republicans want to claim credit for abolishing something which never went into effect in the first place. There is nothing in the MOU about internet sales either.

This whole thing smells.

God & Guns Part 2

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One of the more detestable gun control activists is at it again:

“Activist priest Rev. Michael Pfleger has taken his battle against illegal guns to court.  He has sued three suburbs, claiming they haven’t kept a close enough eye on gun shops …”

Unlike the Reverend James Cooper, Pfleger is Catholic.  He derives his authority from the Archdiocese of Chicago.  Without the approval of Archbishop Blase Cupich, Pfleger would not be allowed to act as a priest.  All this gun control crap he’s been doing for years is being done with the full support of Cupich.  If he didn’t like something Fluffy was doing one phone call would stop it.

But is it true?

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The Buffalo Chronicle writes, “US Attorney Hochul begins recusing himself, expecting his wife to become Governor“:

“William Hochul, Jr. is the United States Attorney for the Western District of New York.  He is also the husband of Kathy Hochul, the Lt. Governor… In recent months, he has been recusing himself from cases involving local political operatives.  A source close to the US Attorney tells me that he “fully expects” his wife to become the next Governor of New York, likely by the end of the year …”

Is Preet closing in on Andrew?