Gun owners did not do well in yesterday’s election. Moving from Long Island, here are the results:
- Larry Zacarese, who defeated antigun Phil Boyle in the GOP primary in part due to his SAFE Act vote, lost to Democrat Errol Toulon in the general election by ~1300 votes. A 3rd party candidate received several thousand votes.
- Laura Curran defeated Jack Martins in the Nassau County Executive’s race. Both are antigun, but Martins is worse given his SAFE Act vote.
- Incumbent Rob Astorino lost to George Latimer in the Westchester County Executive’s race. Latimer campaigned on a gun control platform and I expect he will take action against gun shows at the County Center once he takes office. I’m guessing this ends Astorino’s rumored second gubernatorial bid as well.
- Pro-gun incumbent Sheriff Donald Smith lost to Robert Langley in Putnam County. Guns were not an issue, Smith had other problems.
- Pro-gun Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin won his race for Rensselaer County Executive.
- Pro-gun incumbent Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn lost to Todd Baxter in Monroe County. I don’t believe guns were an issue.
- Pro-gun incumbent Sheriff Tim Howard and Mickey Kearns won their respective races in Erie County, although the results were close.
Even before the election, Democrats made it known they would make a push for more gun control in Albany when the legislature returns to sessions in January:
“… Will gun control supplant abortion rights as a wedge issue in 2018? It may, at least in the state Senate … Now Senate Democrats, in the wake of recent mass shootings, including Sunday’s murder of 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas, are poised to launch a push for tougher gun laws with January’s legislative session …”
Of course they are.
“… Still, if history is a predictor, Senate Republicans will likely reject tougher gun control laws just as they have with abortion rights …”
Don’t count on that. If Astorino won, we’d be in a better position.
So basically as usual in NYS, we are screwed just like we were in 2013.
You already predicted that the democrats would overrun the state. It’s come true and there is nothing that can be done. The con con was a hope to break from NYV but NYC is respoyfor the con con downfall.
They want the whole state.
They are also stupid, they re-elected De Blasio
Astorino’s loss is a bit of a surprise given how well he managed the county.
Full Democrat control of the legislature will come by 2022 after the redistricting if not sooner. There just isn’t a way to gerrymander the districts anymore to keep nominal GOP control anymore.
Only silver lining….. Martins will be looking for a regular job. LOL!!!!