Pols surprised by reaction

I’m getting the impression that many state legislators, and even Gov. Cuomo, are surprised by the public reaction to the SAFE Act.  Worse (for them) the notion that the overwhelming majority of gun owners will simply ignore the law is starting to seep into the media’s consciousness.

Fred Dicker writes:

“… Gun-range owners and gun-rights advocates are encouraging hundreds of thousands of owners to defy the law, saying it’d be the largest act of civil disobedience in state history … State officials will be nervously watching the registration figures to see how many gun owners comply, sources said. “I believe you will have people stepping forward, saying, ‘Here I am. See? I have what you call an assault rifle.  Now come and take it away,’ ’’ said a gun-rights activist and boycott organizer.  That’s exactly what state officials are worried about …”

Fred LeBrun writes:

“… I don’t suppose it’s dawned on any of our legislative leaders, at least not yet, that what transpired over gun control in political Albany might actually increase the risk of gun violence rather than diminish it.  After the law was signed, I was surprised how adamant and angry a raft of callers were, even members of law enforcement … I am fearful there will be widespread non-compliance and certainly deep resentment, which in turn creates outlaws out of the law-abiding …”

Of course, nobody’s going to come out and admit they made a mistake.  Certainly not Cuomo, even if the issue starts hurting his purported presidential ambitions.

7 thoughts on “Pols surprised by reaction

  1. Best damn news I’ve heard in weeks. Boycotting is a very interesting strategy. Seriously, what would they do? They claimed over 1,000,000 “assault” weapons before the ban. That’s not counting the 8+ magazines. What would they do; what could they do if 1,000,000 simply said “NO”?

  2. If nothing else, people should be angry at how they rammed the law through so quickly without public input. Shouldn’t that justifiably scare people?

  3. Remember, registration WILL mean confiscation. They did it in NYC, they’ll do it in NYS. The Governor had already said that confiscation was on the table, but they need registration to make confiscation possible.
    The people of New York State were allowed no voice when this odious law was rammed through overnight. However, every gun owner who is supposed to register gets a vote on whether to do so or not. We’ll see how that vote goes. If I were Governor Cuomo, I’d be very worried about that vote. Perhaps that’s why our cowardly governor has been in hiding ever since he raped our Constitutional rights as Americans by signing it.

  4. Though I can cite no printed proof in the media, Dem/left friends of mine are starting to think about what the tactic used to pass “SAFE” could mean to their pet freedoms. Of course I’m helping them walk through it. Been doing it since the act was signed. Now I’m hearing it more and more.

  5. The Liberals are Gloating over finally “defeating” the great Evil NRA (those money making capitalists) and showing the NY Gun Owners how fast our rights can be taken away ?

    They can enjoy it, for now …but when the party’s over , they should read up on how prohibition worked out.
    Then think about the 100’s of Thousands/millions of unregistered Rifles/Shotguns/Pistols with Hi-Capacity Mags that will now be worth a fortune on the Black Market.
    They were safer in Law abiding Citizens hands ..but that’s history now.
    And how is Cuomo going to stop it ? Offering someone $200 for an AR15 they can sell for $2,000 on the Black Market ?–good luck with that.
    They’ll come in from small towns and cities across the State (and many from out of State) ..and all end up on NYC Streets . Why the Cities you ask ?
    The major Drug Dealers/Gangs & Criminals are all there , and they can afford to pay top dollar ..and soon they’ll have the latest in Hi-tech Assault Weapons to chose from.
    Cuomo did away with the Grandfather Clause that allowed us to keep the Hi-Cap magazines we legally owned ..the State is now mandating that we sell them out of State. ..(.really think those will go away overnight as well?)
    NY has no idea what people own so , imagine how many of those Magazines will also end up on the Streets ,with those Criminals.
    And they were all so paranoid about the NRA & “Gun Nuts” because they had nothing else to blame , no understanding of Firearms or Laws already in force ..so they target us ?
    Hey ! they think they got what they wanted
    Just wait till they see what they really end up with

  6. The dolts in the legislature took the most sensitive and emotionally loaded issue and rammed through a law with not the slightest hint of democratic process. The process was as bad as the law. Good work Shelley Silver. How does the governor explain that there are no 7 round mags generally available? Do i have to go through a background check for ammunition every time I want to shoot a round of trap? The best thing that came out of all this is that Andy Cuomo is finished as a presidential contender. Let’s finish him off as a governor in 2014. Maybe that is what Skelos and the Republicans wanted in the first place, a real poison pill and the less than insightful governor bit right into it while at the same time confirming everything that the NRA has contending. As for gun registration I would suggest the interested reader review the history of the 1967 New York city gun law which the late Ted Weiss pushed through the City Council at the behest of the liberat establishment. This was sold as a simple registration scheme with a permanent cost of $3.00. It wound up as a permit system with every increasing fees. De facto confiscation on the installment plan.

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