Pre-filed legislation begins to appear

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The following bills have been re-introduced for the 2021-22 legislative session which begins on January 6.

Assembly Codes:

  • A-352, Relates to the unlawful purchase or possession of a body vest.
  • A-353, Relates to the unlawful wearing of a body vest.
  • A-383, Adds ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions.
  • A-412, Establishes the offense of unlawful possession of firearms by persons under twenty-one.
  • A-483, Relates to the criminal possession of a firearm or magazine digitally made.

Senate Codes:

  • S-13, Enacts the “Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act” in relation to unfinished frames or receivers.
  • S-14, Enacts the “Jose Webster Untraceable Firearms Act.”
  • S-50, Relates to manufacturers’ reporting the sale or distribution of firearms.
  • S-65, Restricts the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such weapon.

Senate Consumer Protection:

  • S-51, Includes attachments to electronic devices within the meaning of the term “imitation weapon.”

Newsbits

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Thursday’s Newsbits:

Gun Industry:

Jurisprudence:

NRA:

Politics:

GOP A.G.s back NRA in lawsuit against Letitia James

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NRA cannot simply bullshit away Tish James lawsuit against them.

463,070 guns sold in New York

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24/7 Wall St. reports:

“The Federal Bureau of Investigation tracks gun sales and publishes a list of how many are handled as part of its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Each month, the figures are reported by state. Nearly everyone put through this system qualifies as a buyer … Gun sales have soared in the past year. They have reached 35,758,249 through November …”

Number of guns sold in New York through November: 463,070.

This is why ammo is hard to come by.

Good thing he’s backtracked on carrying

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Normally I don’t care who chooses to exercise their 2A rights to carry. There are exceptions, however.

Gotham magazine reports on Mayoral candidate Eric Adams:

“… He once said in an FAQ NYC podcast interview that he would forego a police detail if elected mayor and carry his own gun (he’s backtracked on both, to a degree) …”

Here’s an old video Adams made when he was in the State Senate. At the 4:04 mark he points the gun at his face and has his finger on the trigger.

It’s good that he’s backtracked on carrying.

Suffolk Co. range bills update

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Update on the Suffolk County shooting range bills.

Res 1801-2020, Requiring an environmental hazard mitigation plan to address lead waste upon closure of County-owned recreational shooting ranges for 90-days or longer, has been tabled.

No action on Res 1652-2020, Requiring legislative approval for future contracts involving recreational shooting ranges on County property. It is still in the Environment, Parks & Agriculture Committee.

Newsbits

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Saturday’s Newsbits:

Elections:

Jurisprudence:

Politics:

James joins anti-Ghost Guns coalition

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Attorney General Letitia James has signed on to a 19-state coalition trying to pressure the ATF to regulate “ghost guns.”

I do not see a formal announcement from her office. Buried at the bottom of this presser from Wisconsin’s Attorney General is mention that New York signed onto Josh Kaul’s brief in support of a lawsuit brought by Everytown and the City of Syracuse. Their central argument appears to be that even though they are not guns, “ghost guns” are guns.

Adams leading in fundraising

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Next big race will be for Mayor of NYC next fall. There’s a multitude of declared Democrat candidates with Eric Adams is currently leading the pack in fundraising.

For 2A advocates the candidate chocies will likely include bad, worse, or indifferent with the latter being the “best” option.

NYPD doesn’t believe that

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Queens D.A. Melinda Katz held a “gun buyback” last week:

“… “Every gun turned in this Saturday is a potential tragedy averted,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement. “This is the public’s opportunity to help us put a stop to bloodshed by turning in firearms.” …”

NYPD doesn’t believe that:

“… The NYPD held only two buybacks this year — a reflection of the belief among police brass and city pols that the events are ineffective when it comes to preventing gun violence. … at an October event on gun policy NYPD Deputy Commissioner Susan Hermann said the events attract out-of-towners looking to make easy money. “It has minimal impact,” she said, according to The New York Observer. “Typically when we do gun buybacks, actually they’re often people from other states coming to give us — Pennsylvania, New Jersey people — coming into New York to sell their guns. That’s a good thing — it’s good for America to get more guns off the street. It doesn’t particularly reap a lot of benefits here in New York.” …”