Election round-up

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Round-up from yesterday’s elections:

Make new friends

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It is already pretty obvious, but Spectrum reports,”New York Keeps Getting Bluer As Republican Enrollment Continues To Slide“:

“There are now 18,287 fewer active enrolled Republican voters in New York state in the three years since President Donald Trump was first elected, new voter enrollment statistics released by the Board of Elections show … The new numbers show there are now 2,630,555 active Republicans in New York, a decline from 2,648,842 GOP voters in November 2016. Democrats have added more than a quarter million enrolled active voters during that same time period — 273,684 voters, according to the new data … In the rear view mirror for Republicans is the growing number of voters who have chosen to not enroll in party or “blanks.” Statistics show there are now more than 2.5 million voters who do not identify with a party, a gain of 62,639 voters over three years. The ranks of the Conservative Party have also fallen in the last three years, declining by 4,224 active voters during the same time period …”

People are not putting up with the GOP and CP being little more than rubberstamps for Governor Cuomo and the far-left.

There is no alternative for 2A advocates but to be involved in Democrat politics.  Gun owners must attend their events, take part in their candidate selection process and vote in their primaries.  Even if all Republicans in the legislature vote in unison they have no ability to advance or block legislation.

Newsbits

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Rallies are a waste of time

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Some people are planning on holding a “2nd Amendment Rally” in D.C. this Saturday.

This is pointless.  Do something productive or stay home. There is no reason to go to this event.

Politics is not difficult to understand.  Politicians, regardless of their party affiliation or ideology, only care about themselves, their party and their cronies and in that order.  All people who contact an elected official about their legislative agenda are judged based upon their ability to help/hurt that politician at election time, as well as their party and their cronies.  The ability to advance a legislative agenda is directly tied to one’s ability to help/hurt politicians at election time.  The higher up the elected office the more likely this is to be true.  This is absolutely true in Albany.

Knowing this, those considering going to this event should ask themselves the following questions:

  1. Will this rally help/hurt any member of Congress’ chances during the 2020 elections?  No.  Do you see any pro-gun politicians asking 2A supporters to hold rallies?  No.
  2. Will this rally help advance a pro-gun legislative agenda?  No.  Electeds won’t even notice it.  It’s being held on a weekend when Congress isn’t in session and many members aren’t even in town so they won’t care.
  3. Will this rally raise money for a cause?  No, and it isn’t being billed as a fundraiser.

Activism is a finite resource and wasting it does nothing to help the 2A.

With elections one week away here are some positive alternatives for gun rights activists to participate in:

  1. Attend a fundraiser benefiting a pro-gun politician.
  2. Attend an event hosted by a candidate or political party, meet with elected officials and party people in attendance and let them know 2A is your issue.
  3. Make a donation to a pro-gun candidate.
  4. Volunteer to help a candidate get out the vote.

More on the primary for Gianaris

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As a follow-up to my previous post, “Primary for Gianaris“, the Post reports, “Former state Sen. Connor working on bid to oust Sen. Gianaris“:

“A former Democratic leader of the state Senate with ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo is aiding a primary campaign to oust state Sen. Mike Gianaris … challenger Justin Potter, Citizens for Queens, has retained veteran election lawyer Marty Connor as its attorney … Connor, who for 30 years represented parts of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, was the Democratic minority leader of the Senate for eight years in the 1990s through 2001 …”

Good.  That’s a sign the effort to depose Gianaris is serious.

NRA should (but they won’t) get behind Potter regardless of his 2A position to push Gianaris out.

Newsbits

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Sunday’s Newsbits:

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S-6803 introduced

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Senator Gaughran’s new liability bill has been introduced as S-6803 to Rules.

According to the text:

“… ANY ACTION IN WHICH THE WRONGFUL ACT INVOLVES THE INTENTIONAL AND PRE-MEDITATED USE OF A DEADLY WEAPON AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING DAMAGES MAY ALSO BE RECOVERED …”

What does this mean?

According to the Senator’s remarks to the Daily News:

“… Gaughran believes the expansion of the statute, allowing family members to sue the person responsible for the death, is a fundamental change lawmakers can make to help families suffering in the wake of the unthinkable … Efforts to expand the law so that families can sue gun manufacturers or sellers are ongoing, said Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the Senate Democrats … “It’s an idea that’s been seriously discussed and next session we hope to have a path forward,” Murphy said …”

SD-57 special election candidate position statements

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There will be a special election on November 5 to fill the vacant SD-57 seat. The candidates are Republican Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello and Democrat Austin Morgan.

The Salamanca Press has brief position 2A statements from both of them:

“… Asked about the SAFE Act, Borrello said he supports outright repeal. “It is a horrible government overreach. Every single Democrat voted for it. I stood up for gun rights.” Morgan said that a Republican-controlled Senate passed the SAFE Act. Majority Leader John Flanagan, who supported Borello to the tune of $63,000, voted for the SAFE Act. There are some provisions that should be revised, he added …”

Both candidates are correct, but points go to Morgan for correctly pointing out Flanagan and the Senate Republicans are the ones who allowed the bill to be voted on.

Borrello does not have anything gun related on his campaign website.  Morgan’s has this:

Gun Rights – Fixing and cleaning up the SAFE Act, cutting red tape, protecting rights of home-defenders and hunters alike, common sense safety.

Whenever you see the words “common sense” in connection to any discussion on 2A it means more gun control.

So what do we have?

Partisan B.S. from Borrello and a strong indication Morgan will go along with whatever antigun legislation comes up for a vote.