Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Why Kamala Harris is highlighting her gun ownership
- $35M and counting: New York House race tops nation in spending
Jurisprudence:
- Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Leave Baffled Judges Asking for Help
- Another Weapon in the Arsenal: Ghost Guns, the Second Amendment and the Downfall of the Administrative State
- Can New York regulate ghost guns? Second Circuit weighs question SCOTUS may have to answer
- Attorney General James Takes Action to Support Federal Regulations on Gun Trafficking
Legislation:
Politics:
Notice of public hearing on firearms fees
Public Notices
09/25/2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LOCAL LAW INTRO No. 2024 – 386
Resolution No.145 – 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the County Board of Legislators on September 30, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., in its Legislative Chambers, 8th Floor, Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, New York on a proposed LOCAL LAW entitled, • A LOCAL LAW to amend the Laws of Westchester County by adding a new Chapter 527 relating to fees charged for a license to carry a pistol or revolver, purchase or take possession of a semiautomatic rifle, and amend or renew such license.”
The County Board will permit in-person access to the meeting and will allow participation in the public hearing both in-person and through WebEx. To register to speak via the Board’s WebEx online teleconferencing system, please visit this link: https://bit.ly/3zq1Pky; Event number: 2431 385 4690; Event password: PublicHearing (no space). Or by calling 1-844-621-3956, access code: 2431 385 4690; Registration to speak in-person shall be available before the meeting starting at 6:15 pm. Speakers will be called in the order of registration, alternating between in-person and Webex registrations. Comments may also be submitted in writing by emailing: BOLPublicHearingComments@westchesterlegislators.com or mailing them to the Clerk of the Board of Legislators, 148 Martine Ave., 8th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601. Written comments must be received by September 30, 2024 at 5:00 pm.
MALIKA VANDERBERG
CLERK OF THE COUNTY
BOARD OF LEGISLATORS
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
Dated: September 20, 2024
White Plains, New York
10597433
Westchester public hearing on license fees
Newsbits
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Election:
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
- New York senator announces success of anti-gun trafficking laws
- Bill would make N.Y. gun store owners publicize firearm risks
- NY state lawmaker looks to expand the definition of ‘mass shooting’ in wake of West Indian Day violence
Politics:
Yvette Valdés Smith running on gun control platform
The Poughkeepise Journal reports on the SD-39 race between incumbent Rob Rolison and challenger Yvette Valdés Smith:
“… Her campaign includes pledges to … passing gun safety legislation …”
Her campaign website contains this:
Yvette’s Pledge to Our Families … A Stronger Hudson Valley by: … Passing gun safety legislation to keep communities safe
And says she was endorsed by Giffords.
The choice is clear: Support Rob for re-election.
Proposed Carmel zoning plan
The Carmel Town Council is considering a zoning master plan that includes heavy restrictions on fish and game clubs. The draft is not available online – you have to show up in person. Putnam Co. Fish & Game sent the following notice:
Public Hearing – Proposed Carmel Zoning Code Change Affecting Rod & Gun Clubs and ranges.
Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 7pm at Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Avenue, Mahopac, NY.
Get there early! We need to pack town hall to prevent losing our ranges!
The Town of Carmel recently updated the draft zoning code.The proposed zoning code creates a category “rod and gun club” that would apply to PCFGA., Willow Wood, etc. Many of the rod and gun club restrictions are arbitrary, unreasonable and harmful.
Although the updated code says the rod and gun club provisions will apply to new clubs, it doesn’t explicitly exempt existing clubs. We want the Town Board to leave the current zoning alone or at least add the explicit exemption of existing clubs.
Councilman Erik Bottcher thinks he’s helping
New bill introduced to the Clown Council, INT 1016-2024, Requires dealers in firearms, rifles, and shotguns to display a warning sign where the firearms, rifles, or shotguns are displayed or where they are transferred to the purchaser.
From the bill text:
A notice stating: “A firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, homicide, death during domestic disputes, and unintentional deaths to children, household members, and others. If you or a loved one is experiencing distress or depression, call the Mobile Crisis Team at 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) or the National Suicide Hotline at 988.” Such notice shall be at least 8 inches by 11 inches and printed in no less than 36-point font, and shall be unobstructed in its entirety.
The sponsor is very pleased with himself for coming up with this “new” idea:
Tomorrow we’re doing something that’s never been done, but will hopefully one day be done everywhere: introducing legislation requiring gun stores to display graphic imagery, in addition to warning signage, that conveys the health dangers of firearm ownership. pic.twitter.com/U1bxEjzr70
— Erik Bottcher (@ebottcher) September 11, 2024
The obvious goal is to scare would-be gun owners into not exorcising their 2A rights. It won’t work because the fact that guns are dangerous is their main selling point. Clownsticks like Bottcher refuse to accept this.
Newsbits
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- New York Gun Policies Rebuked by Supreme Court on First, Second Amendment Grounds
- A Federal Judge Says Carry-Permit Holders Have a Right to Armed Self-Defense on Public Transit
- NYC ‘Good Moral Character’ Gun Permit Rule Unblocked by Court
- US appeals court dismisses suit against New York City rifle permit law
Politics:
Rockland Local Law 9 of 2024
Last month the Rockland Co. Legislature passed a law similar to other municipalities requiring firearms dealers to post warning signs.
Here is a copy of Local Law 9 of 2024 (PDF).