News of the day

The state legislature will return to Albany, again, for more budget follies.  Not sure exactly when they will be back.  I don’t think guns will be on the agenda.

Senator Joe Griffo wants to make the pistol license information private.  The Times Union argues that would be a bad idea.

Rick Lazio continues to implode:

“… Genesee County Republican leaders endorsed Buffalo real estate developer Carl Paladino for governor Wednesday as someone who can “turn things around” in a state plagued by budget woes, high taxes and a seeming lack of governmental response in Albany …”

The Brady Campaign endorsed Kirsten Gillibrand’s campaign:

“… “We want the people of New York to know that we enthusiastically support Senator Gillibrand’s campaign for the U.S. Senate,” Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign said in a release emailed by her campaign …”

Cerberus Capital Management, which bought out Remington and other gun makers, has not made much money on the deals as of yet according to Businessweek.