NRA should sponsor this

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The Brooklyn Democrat Committee will hold their annual gala on May 9th.  NRA should sponsor this event.  There are several reasons for this.

  • Right now NRA has absolutely no standing in Albany with the party.  With Democrats holding more than 2x the number of seats as the Republicans in the Assembly and nearly that many in Senate they have no ability to influence any legislation, pro or anti.  The status quo is unacceptable.
  • NRA has thrown plenty of money over the years into the party accounts of both the Republicans and Conservatives in an attempt to influence policy. Democrats are no different in how they operate.
  • NRA has plenty of members in the county and City.  As events like this are where party business gets done sponsorship would be a good and relatively cheap way of showing local politicians that NRA has members in their district.  If NRA can hold FNRA dinners in Brooklyn they can send a representative to this gala.

New gun control bills still being introduced

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The legislature is not finished with gun control.

New proposals are still being introduced with the latest being S-5261, the companion to A-6947, amends the definition of disguised gun to include certain guns that are designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun.  No action on either, just their introduction to Codes.

Also on the floor calendar in both chambers since January is A-763 and S-1414, relating to the criminal possession or manufacture of an undetectable firearm, rifle, or shotgun.  These could be voted on at any time.

Not again

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Not again:

“A little more than 5 months after Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik was re-elected to her third term, the 2020 campaign has started, with Democrat Tedra Cobb officially entering the race on Monday to unseat her … Cobb lost to Stefanik, 42% to 56%, in 2018. Green Party candidate Lynn Kahn received 1.4%. Stefanik won 10 of the 12 counties in the district, but Cobb outpolled Stefanik in Essex and Clinton counties, where the number of registered Democrats outnumbers registered Republicans …”

Based upon her poor showing last time around, plus the fact that New York will likely lose 2 Congressional seats after the 2020 redistricting, I don’t think either the state or national party is going to give much support to Cobb.

Newsbits

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Sunday’s Newsbits:

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NYPD will be amending rules to comply with SCOTUS

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Borelli running for Public Advocate

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Councilman Joe Borelli announced he is running for Public Advocate against Jumaane Williams.

Borelli is legitimately pro-gun and one of the few New York Republicans I have any respect for.  Because of the enrollment disadvantage it will be an uphill battle to unseat Williams, but local 2A advocates should definitely support his campaign.

Gravity knife bill A-5944

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A-5944, removes references of gravity knives as a dangerous weapon from certain provisions of the penal law relating to firearms and other dangerous weapons, has passed the Assembly.

No action on Senate companion S-4863.

Cuomo can’t win

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Despite Gov. Cuomo’s best efforts, Giffords still only gives New York an A- for it’s gun control laws.

It seems that no matter what Cuomo does, the antis will not give him their highest grade.  California and New Jersey each got full A’s this time around.

If he were smart (he’s not) he would have dropped the issue after SAFE.  Will he learn this time?

 

Newsbits

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Saturday’s Newsbits:

At 1:00pm today New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will speak on a gun violence panel, 2019 National Action Network Convention, Sheraton Times Square Hotel, 811 Seventh Ave., Manhattan.

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Tom Reed playing politics with 2A

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The House voted for the so-called Violence Against Women Act which NRA opposed due to it’s gun control provisions.

Tom Reed screwed us over:

“… Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), who ultimately did vote for the bill, said he opposed the “red flag” gun control provisions that were added but supported other expansions, such as transgender protections. “To me, it was the gun issue that they were really playing politics with,” Reed told reporters this week. “We’re talking about a constitutional freedom, and they’re going down a slippery slope of not having that due process right protected.” …”

Who exactly is playing politics here?  Reed.  He says he opposed the gun control provisions, but ends up voting for the bill with those provisions in it.