All about guns, legislation and politics in New York
Monday’s Newsbits:
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Politics:
A-663, adds wildlife animals to those subject to the animal cruelty provisions, now has a Senate companion S-5801.
Despite what the justification statement says, the ultimate goal of this is to ban all hunting (even farming) as a form of cruelty to animals. The driving force behind this, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, is a rabid animal “rights” activist, vegan and antigunner.
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
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So-called “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” have been increasing in popularity around the country
Gun Owners of America began distributing this template for New York municipalities. Essentially, they want municipalities to enact legislation prohibiting the use of monies to enforce the SAFE Act and other gun control laws.
I don’t see any problems asking locals not to spend money on gun control enforcement, however, SAFE itself is funded through the state budget and Albany legislators cannot defund it this way. I am not aware of any New York municipality which has enacted something like this so I am unsure how effective this tactic is even from a public relations standpoint. Generally, the best way to defeat gun control for gun owners to be involved in the selection and election processes for candidates at all levels of government.
Friday’s Newsbits:
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“President Donald Trump is in striking range of flipping another federal appeals court to a majority of Republican-appointed judges, this one based in his home state of New York. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Joseph Bianco to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in a 54 to 42 vote that included some Democratic support. A second appointment to that court, Consovoy McCarthy Park partner Michael Park, is expected to be confirmed this week after the chamber voted to end debate on his nomination … Although a majority of appointments by a president of one party or another doesn’t guarantee case outcomes, Trump has vowed to appoint conservative judges in the mold of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a proponent of originalism and textualism … The president doesn’t have to wait until the next two soon-to-be-open Second Circuit seats are empty to nominate replacements, and it’s not clear who he’s thinking about to fill those spots. The court handles cases in New York, Connecticut and Vermont …”
This could have positive ramifications for 2A rights if/when some future New York gun law is challenged.