The following bills have been committee discharged and sent to Senate Rules:
- S-69, requires destruction of surplus state firearms
- S-669A, antigun indoctrination in schools
- S-670, authorizes courts to revoke firearms license and seize the weapons of certain individuals
- S-674, relates to the suspension and revocation of firearms licenses upon the issuance of orders of protection
- S-675B, microstamping
- S-676, requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
- S-678, no private firearms transactions
- S-680, requires state agencies purchase guns from “responsible” dealers
- S-725, statewide renewable pistol licenses
- S-895A, mandatory firearms storage
- S-965, gun dealer liability
- S-1002, requires employees of gun dealers and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
- S-1003, requires the judge in a criminal proceeding or in a family court proceeding, upon issuance of an order of protection to inquire as to the possession of a firearm by the defendant or respondent
Why don’t they just take away all of our rights and guns too the stupid morons! It’s what they really want…our rights…what rights? They’re taking them away one by one. Land of the free my ass!!!!
You never see this kind of fervor with the restriction of any other constitutionally protected right. Pure grand-standing. They want to keep the issue in court for decades and force the taxpayer to spend millions defending, and the pro-2A folks will spend millions fighting it. Just like Chicago – judge rules, make a slight tweak. Judge rules again, etc. etc.
NYS should push for an amendment to the state constitution. Referendum time… let’s find out what the constitutency REALLY thinks. I bet they’re not as anti-freedom as their “representatives” believe.
Love Josh’s idea. Let the people decide!
The aforementioned bills have been “committee discharged” because the Senate Majority is blocking them from even being publicly debated. This is there new favorite tactic in the 2011-12 legislative session. I’m willing to bet that all of those bills have a democratic minority sponsor and does not have a snowballs chance in hell of making it through the Senate.
The things to worry about at the state level is 1.) the potential to ram anti 2a legislation through the context of the budget; such as the inclusion of microstamping in the assembly one-house, 2.) the democrats retaking control of the senate. Luckily, last time the dems took the Senate they were too busy fighting to pass any 2a encroaching legislation, 3.) Attorney General Schneidermans quest against gun shows, at LI AG’s quest against legal AWB compliant semi automatics and 4.) Governor Cuomo. Cuomo is about as anti-gun anti-2a as it gets. My guess is that he is keeping it on the low because he is planning a run at the presidency. He will one day have to cater to the more conservative/libertarian states.