The Legislative Gazette printed my response to Senator Squadron’s nonsense bill:
I would like to comment on the April 18 article about Senator Squadron’s bill prohibiting gun ownership for those who commit so-called hate crimes. According to the article: “Squadron says New York has a duty to take actions that reject acts of …discrimination in any form because they violate the nation’s core values.”
This is laughable. New York’s Sullivan Act governing pistol licensing was specifically written to discriminate against Italian and Sicilian immigrants at the turn of the 20th century. A quick call to the Legislative Library would get him a copy of the original bill and supporting documentation while half a minute of Internet searching would bring up even more including the history of its sponsor, Tammany Hall thug “Big Tim” Sullivan.
If Senator Squadron had a genuine interest in ending discrimination he would introduce legislation to abolish the Sullivan Act and bring New York in line with the 42 other states that have right-to-carry concealed firearms laws.
Here’s a picture of Squadron hanging out with MDA astroturf:
NRA and Cal affiliates are taking AWB back to court. I do not understand the logic in this as the court has the same players just Gorsuch replacing Scalia. They already rejected essentially the same case in Highland Park.
I don’t know exactly why they’re doing it, but SCOTUS only accepts like 70 cases per year. They simply cannot review every request for cert and that might have something to do with NRA’s decision.
With Scalia, Thomes et. al. giving a furious dissent over not granting cert in HP, it is hard to believe it was just work load. But who knows what went on. I believe we need at least one of the (now) 6 liberals to be replaced before there is a shot.
We can only hope that the environment (Trump / Gorsuch) has changed for a more favorable view (even though they should be isolated from all that – they are not).
Jacob
What are the odds of this getting to the floor? It seems that this is a good case for a court suit as it’s rife with constitutional questions.
I think it’s a stunt. I don’t see them pushing for it now.