Some thoughts on Gov. Cuomo’s speech yesterday:
- Some of the antigun stuff was a little vague.
- Nothing on microstamping. He did say before that he did not think it would pass, but he essentially undercut a major antigun initiative by not mentioning it. The gun ban stuff is old and could be seen as a tried and failed program. Microstamping was being sold as new and exciting tech.
- He actually referred to the Sullivan Act as a “model law.” He has to know it was written specifically to keep Italians like him from owning guns. It is one thing to praise New York gun law and another to link it with Tammany Hall.
- He cannot possibly believe other states will follow his lead.
- Was he channeling Howard Dean?
- Eric Schneiderman’s response is lame. He’s been very quiet as of late too.
- The legislators who signed a letter to the Governor in support of more gun control has some interesting omissions. That could just be personal issues among the legislators, though.
“No one needs 10 bullets to kill a deer!”
How many rounds are in the magazines that Cuomo’s bodyguards carry?
I assume that they’re State Police, so the information should be public knowledge, like the names and addresses of gun owners are.
By “interesting omissions” I take it you mean Democrats who would have been expected to sign, but didn’t.
My take on this whole thing is that Cuomo is making a desperate grab for Democratic Party primary voters to win the 2016 nomination, and that’s why he wants to deliver on a huge gun control package. However, a vote for Cuomo’s gun control package is a vote against Hillary, since its passage would give Cuomo something to brag about at the Democratic Party convention. Hillary is remarkably perceptive and extremely unforgiving. The Democrats know better than to mess with her, especially as she is on her way to the White House.
It’s ironic that the trump card in this lunatic threat to the Second Amendment may be Hillary.
My take on Cuomo is that he’s genuinely nuts – crazier than a SHR. His manic performance was that of a desperate, out-of-control, madman. He may have arrogantly believed that the Republicans would actually cave to his demand for a gun deal before his SoS speech, and then been so badly disappointed as to have been flustered in his speech. He was talking crazy, not effective.
Let’s see. How about we start laws on criminal control instead? In addition, placing the mentally ill in group homes instead of allowing them to roam freely among the rest of society. Let’s stop prescribing psychotropic drugs to our growing children as well. Those drugs like paxil, ritilin, prozac, etc. are damaged our children’s endocrine system permanantly. Causing them to become suicidal and vicious with anger towards others losing the sense of right and wrong. Let’s adhere to mandatory sentences for crimes using a gun. How bout that!
Remember also the Second Amendment has nothing to do with target shooting, sports, or hunting. It was placed there by our Founders to enshrine a self defense of the Free People against a tyrannical government. Using modern weaponry equal to any military foot soldier. Period!