Gov. Cuomo appears to be trying a time-honored Tammany tactic of buying votes:
“As Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to face heat from firearm-rights supporters and conservatives for the state’s January gun-control laws, his administration is launching a new grant program for shooting ranges across the state. The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Wednesday launched the grant program, which will distribute $65,000 in 2013 to non-profit or municipal ranges in New York, Commissioner Joseph Martens announced Wednesday. It’s funded with federal firearms tax money required to be used for educational programs …”
First off, while $65K may seem like a lot of money if you’re trying to buy the Republican nomination for NYC mayor, it’s really chump change. I believe FNRA doles out over $1 million per year in the state for various shooting programs.
Second, and more importantly, this is not a new program. NYSRPA and others have asked for this for years and DEC had some sort of program for giving out money in place several years ago.
I’ve been hitting google since I moved to this state and haven’t found a single “non-profit” or “municipal” shooting range anywhere. Where are they hiding them?
Maybe we can apply for the 65 grand here in the Hudson Valley and buy 1/7th of an acre so we can have a 25 yard range.
You know, I don’t want to leave this state I love it here but my CV is out to other states, and if offered a job I am out of here with my family.
There are two in Westchester at Blue Mountain and Coyne Park in Yonkers.
There is one in Nassau County
FUAC!