All about guns, legislation and politics in New York
Friday’s Newsbits:
Legislation:
NRA:
Politics:
The legislature will livestream a public hearing tomorrow, Feb. 10 @ 9:30am on public protection proposals in the state budget.
Students Demand Action will testify in support of S-1049, Establishes the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act; provides findings for evidence-based and evidence-informed health programs from hospital-based and community-based programs.
The bill declares that “gun violence” is “a crisis” and hands out monies to political cronies.
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
NRA:
Today’s Senate Codes meeting.
First bill is S-13, Enacts the “Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act” in relation to unfinished frames or receivers.
No discussion on the bill.
Motion to advance the bill.
Seconded by Kaminsky & Savino.
Voting.
Bill goes to Rules.
Second bill is S-14, Enacts the “Jose Webster Untraceable Firearms Act.”
No discussion on the bill.
Motion to advance the bill.
Seconded by Savino & Kaminsky.
Voting.
Gallivan votes No.
Palumbo votes No recommendation.
Chair Jamaal Bailey mentions Parkland shooting, saying they (the legislature) are doing all they can (on gun control).
Bill goes to Rules.
Senate EnCon will livestream their next meeting on Tuesday @ 11:00am.
On the posted agenda is S-914, Establishes environmental standards for ambient lead and lead contamination.
This looks suspicious and may impact gun clubs and shooting ranges.
Senate Codes Committee will livestream Monday at 11:30am.
On the posted agenda are S-13, Enacts the “Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act” in relation to unfinished frames or receivers, and S-14, Enacts the “Jose Webster Untraceable Firearms Act.”
S-13 defines “unfinished receiver” as so to criminalize the sale and possession of metal and plastic sheets, billets, rods, wires, powders and granules.
S-14 defines “unfinished receiver” as per S-13 and would criminalize replacing the grips, attachment of an optical sight, and the replacement of a broken pin, screw or spring on any firearm.
Suffolk County bill IR 1001-2021, Conducting a Preliminary Environmental Site Assessment in support of an environmental hazard mitigation plan for lead waste after County-owned recreational shooting ranges close, passed the county legislature.
Democrats aren’t happy.
You would think with Biden/Harris in the Whitehouse, a slim majority in the House and a 50+1 Senate, they would all be in a good mood. They’re not. It’s like they know something bad is waiting to happen …