All about guns, legislation and politics in New York
Saturday’s Newsbits:
At 1:00pm today New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will speak on a gun violence panel, 2019 National Action Network Convention, Sheraton Times Square Hotel, 811 Seventh Ave., Manhattan.
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Politics:
The House voted for the so-called Violence Against Women Act which NRA opposed due to it’s gun control provisions.
Tom Reed screwed us over:
“… Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), who ultimately did vote for the bill, said he opposed the “red flag” gun control provisions that were added but supported other expansions, such as transgender protections. “To me, it was the gun issue that they were really playing politics with,” Reed told reporters this week. “We’re talking about a constitutional freedom, and they’re going down a slippery slope of not having that due process right protected.” …”
Who exactly is playing politics here? Reed. He says he opposed the gun control provisions, but ends up voting for the bill with those provisions in it.
A couple weeks ago a judge ruled that the state’s ban on stun guns was unconstitutional. I wrote:
“It’s a safe bet that new restrictive legislation will be introduced in Albany shortly.”
Brad Hoylman promptly introduced S-4849 to Senate Codes.
According to the justification statement:
“… This bill would regulate the sale, possession, and use of electronic stun guns and electronic dart guns in a similar manner to New York’s current laws regulating the use of personal defense sprays. The bill would limit the possession of these weapons to possession for personal protection or the protection of property, and limit the permissible use of such weapons to self-defense … It is imperative in light of the recent court decision that New York act to impose sensible restrictions on the use of these potentially deadly weapons in order to protect our residents from harm …”
There is no Assembly companion bill (yet).
The legislature is going to do the exact same thing if/when a gun law is struck down by the courts. They might even cut-n-paste the justification from this bill.
Monday’s Newsbits:
Assemblyman David DiPietro will be holding a forum on Assembly bill A-1413 that would “Ban firearms as prizes in any game of chance” on Saturday April 6th, Jamison Road Firehall, Elma from 10:00am until noon. Sheriff Tim Howard and others will be there as well.
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