From the NY Post, “GOP lawmakers mad over ‘hidden’ gun-control funding in state budget“:
“Pro-gun GOP lawmakers are smoking mad that they voted for millions of dollars in funding for the SAFE Act — the state’s strict gun-control law — claiming they didn’t know the spending was hidden in state budget bills. As part of the newly adopted state budget, legislators approved the reappropriation of $28 million to fund a gun database and another $3.2 million in new money for SAFE Act staff. Two GOP senators blasted the maneuver. “We were told there was no funding for it. If there was, I would have voted against it,” said one senator, who requested anonymity. Several Assembly GOP lawmakers said they knew only about the gun-law funding after a state Budget Division briefing.”
Bullshit.
The Assembly openly debated this funding on the chamber floor in public session. Everybody knew the money was there. Proof of this can be found in the April 11 edition of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, “Stec warns against state gun database“:
“Assemblyman Dan Stec is warning against a provision in the state budget which would fund a state database for gun records, required by last year’s Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act. Stec, a Republican from Queensbury, objects to a $3.2 million allocation in the budget to implement the database. That line item falls within a provision that gives state police $88.9 million for technical police service programs. The state gave $27.7 million for a SAFE Act database last year, according to news reports …”
Pretty much… total cop out. Albany needs to fall…
GOP helped pass it. Why all the fuss now?
28 million for a data base. Are they for real. Who got the job the same people that made the Obama care website. Tell me when the spending stops.
So who are the two RINO senators that voted for un-SAFE funding?
So, the truth is they did know it and now they’re lying, saying they didn’t know. If Assemblyman Dan Stec knew – common sense says they all knew!
We can’t trust or depend on any government representative. ..it’s to the point where we will need to overthrow the so called government.
I have to get out of this oppressive state!!
We dont need dem. Rep. Left right we need people for people. When you get into rep dem and the like the focus is on a certain party or agency winning while we the people loose!!! It needs to stop. We need new gov. Like average everyday working class people. I dont mean $100,000 working class either. I mean $50,000 or so. Someone who knows to struggle.
What a surprise!! RINO’S
Cannot read this article.. My IP address has been identified as spam!! Whatever!!
I get the same spam thing. I can never read these articles.
Omg, how awful is it that you can’t trust ANY politician?? So not right.
We need a printed list of everybody that voted for this and actively campaign against them to our fellow sportsman.
Well this is certainly strange….. I can’t view the article. Wonder if I’m being blocked because I agree with the III% and it makes someone unhappy
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This is pure POLITICS AS USUAL. I am SO disgusted WITH 99% of the politicians, I want to hurl.
IF YOU DONT KNOW WHATS IN THE BILL, DON’T VOTE!!! How stupid can you be? You campaigned for the job. You are being paid what the job is advertised for. DO YOUR DAMN JOB!!! You are our representative. You feel outnumbered? GET THE MESSAGE OUT THERE. LET “YOUR BOSS” HANDLE IT! WE THE PEOPLE, will handle the cronyism in the polls! The time has come for ALL AMERICANS to start holding politicians feet to the fire. HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE!
Kind of like Nancy Pelosi and teh ACA/Obamacare. “We have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it…” And we elected these fools (we the American people collectively.)
According to the post article: “’We were told there was no funding for it. If there was, I would have voted against it,” said one senator, who requested anonymity.” Requested anonymity because he’s one of these politicians who’s full of shit and knew about the funding. At least we know Stec is on the up and up with this issue. You can’t fix stupid, but you can vote it out of office.
They voted for it. They have no right to be mad at anything in it.
Politicians… Lying is a prerequisite to be one!
Lets see, the Moreland Commission was stopped and….
The GOP is trying to pretend they had no idea…they’re liars, and this is what kills me. We have 1 party rule here, and no honest brokers in Albany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneecapping
They lie?? Our local state senator Lanza completely snow jobbed colonial gun club. They are actually hoping he wins again.
Well, they always had the option of READING IT before they signed it. Retards…
How come this Assemblyman knew about the SAFE Act funding in the budget? It was not a secret. http://youtu.be/XD4UDmIl-wE