Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
- Stefanik Introduces Second Amendment Guarantee Act
- Chairman Nadler Floor Statement in Support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021
- Maloney: We Must Meaningfully Combat Gun Violence
- Suozzi, House pass two pieces of legislation to expand background checks and curb gun violence
- Stefanik votes against Democrats’ gun control bills
- Rep. Delgado Votes to Pass Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
- Congressman Joe Morelle acts to address scourge of gun violence by strengthening background checks
- John Katko, Claudia Tenney vote against expanding background checks for gun sales
- Schumer puts gun control on Senate agenda
NRA:
- NRA Says New York, Ad Agency Seeking Organization’s Destruction
- NRA asks bankruptcy judge to block attorney general deposition of board member
Politics:
Houses passes H.R.8 with Garbarino’s support
The House passed H.R.8 – Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 227-203 with 8 Republicans voting Yes and 1 Democrat voting No.
One of those Yes votes was from Long Island Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-2).
Federal legislative update
Federal legislative update.
H.R.8 – Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.
Co-sponsors from New York, currently 210 total:
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-16)
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-9)
Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-19)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-13)
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-26)
Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-8)
Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-17)
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-12)
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-18)
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-5)
Rep. Grace Meng (D-6)
Rep. Joseph D. Morelle (D-25)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-10)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-14)
Rep. Kathleen M. Rice (D-4)
Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi (D-3)
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-2)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-15)
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-7)
H.R.1446 – Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.
Co-sponsors from New York, currently 137 total:
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-16)
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-9)
Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-19)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-13)
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-26)
Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-8)
Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-17)
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-12)
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-18)
Rep. Grace Meng (D-6)
Rep. Joseph D. Morelle (D-25)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-10)
Rep. Kathleen M. Rice (D-4)
Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi (D-3)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-15)
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-7)
Legislative update
Legislative update:
- S-1251, Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the State of New York, has been Reported and committed to Finance. No Assembly companion.
- S-1269, Establishes the crime of criminal possession of a flamethrower, passed Senate. No action on companion A-852. This is in response to Elon Musk’s flamethrower.
Newsbits
Monday’s Newsbits:
Armed Citizen:
Gun Industry:
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
- U.S. House set to vote on bills to expand gun background checks
- Reps. Schneider, Espaillat Introduce Legislation to Close the Ghost Guns Loophole
NRA:
Politics:
Next weeks legislative agenda
Senate Codes agenda for Monday 3/8 @ 11:30am:
- S-1251, Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the State of New York.
Cortland Co. D.A. processing pistol license applications
Rochester sees spike in gun sales/license applications
Nadler’s gun control bills
Congressman Jerry Nadler sent out two pressers today on gun control bills he’s sponsoring:
- Chairman Nadler & Chairman Thompson, Joined by Democrats and Republicans, Reintroduce Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 – H.R. 8
- Majority Whip Clyburn, Chairman Nadler Reintroduce the Enhanced Background Checks Act to Close the Charleston Loophole – H.R. 1446
Media reports say Congress could bring gun control bills up in the House as soon as next week. NRA has a contact form to register opposition to these bills set up.