Saturday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Challenges to California Gun Laws
- NRA alleges financial difficulties in New York lawsuit
- New York’s Cuomo rejects NRA claim that ‘blacklisting’ jeopardizes mission
Politics:
Maloney introduces companion to S-3304
Carolyn Maloney is the latest antigunner to jump on the 3D printed gun bandwagon.
“… “The idea of untraceable, undetectable guns available to anyone, even violent criminals and domestic abusers, with the click of a mouse is utterly terrifying,” said Maloney, who co-sponsored the legislation with Reps. Brad Schneider of Illinois and Ted Deutch and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. “The administration’s decision to allow the online publishing of 3-D printable gun blueprints is an insult to the countless families who have suffered from our national epidemic of gun violence,” she said …”
I sometimes wonder if they actually believe the nonsense they’re spewing. I know she gets talking points from advocacy groups, but even being an old fart, she has to have at least some vague understanding of how the internet works. To suggest she could block information from being posted online is something even gradeshoolers would not believe.
The House bill has not yet been numbered. Here is the draft. Senate companion is S-3304.
Ortiz bill
Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has introduced some sort of gun control bill:
3D Guns must be regulated. My @NYSA_Majority bill will help police control them in NYS. @NYAGV1 https://t.co/08Hq3x5Kzk
— Felix W Ortiz (@Felixwortiz) August 2, 2018
I cannot figure out which bill he is talking about. Ortiz is an attention whore and introduces all sorts of garbage proposals and S-9145 does not have a companion.
Newsbits
Thursday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Three independent candidates file petitions to run for NY 19th Congressional District seat
- Watches earns S.C.O.P.E. ‘A’ rating
Jurisprudence:
Politics:
S-9145
Follow up to my previous post: Senator Brad Hoylman has introduced a bill S-9145 creating “the offense of unlawful dissemination of instructions for the assembly of a weapon and the sentencing for certain offenses regarding ghost guns.”
Fuck him.
Go to CodeIsFreeSpeech.com.
Newsbits
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- In House Race, 2 Female Candidates Clash on Economy, Guns
- Options emerge in race to replace Kathy Marchione
- Sharpe Vows To Shoot Down Safe Act
Jurisprudence:
Politics:
You can’t stop the signal:
- U.S. states to sue Trump administration over 3-D printed guns
- A.G. Underwood To File Suit To Block Distribution Of Online Files For 3-D Printed Guns
- PAGV Co-Chairs to State Department: Block Release of Downloadable Blueprint For Do-It-Yourself, 3-D Printed Guns
- NY lawmakers weigh in on printed 3D guns
Good luck with that
“A Manhattan state senator wants to make “ghost guns” disappear. Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Democrat, is introducing a bill that would ban ghost guns and 3-D firearms in New York …”
HA!
I generally don’t like commenting on legislation until I’ve had a chance to read the bill, but in this case I don’t need to. There is absolutely no way to enforce such a law. I’m sure Hoylman will get some model legislation from Brady, Moms or someone and intro a bill based on it but without a practical way to enforce the penalties who cares what they are?
“… “Thanks to the Trump administration, anyone in America or across the world — be it a teenager, felon or terrorist — can evade a background check and manufacture a dangerous weapon with a click of a button,” Hoylman said. “This is an existential threat to gun control as we know it.” …”
This statement is very telling.
Notice he does not say this is a threat to public safety. Hoylman says it is a threat to gun control itself. That is an exaggeration, especially with current technology, but consider a possible impact on the SAFE Act. If a person can easily and cheaply produce plastic magazines in the privacy of their home the SAFE limitation is mostly voided. Better still, as a political act of defiance, magazines with Hoylman’s face printed on them could be made in bulk and dropped in public locations, kinda like Johnny Appleseed. Hoylman’s choice of words prove his real motivation is ideological and not a genuine concern for public welfare.
Metal printing is more complicated, but it is reasonable to assume that it will be better, faster and cheaper in 5-10 years than it is now. That is what is really needed for home production. Antigun hysterics will become more entertaining as the technology matures.
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Rensselaer GOP DA Abelove trails Democrat in election fundraising
- 3D printable gun concerns raised by state Senate candidate
Jurisprudence:
- Ninth Circuit: Second Amendment Secures Right to Carry Guns in Public
- Authorities issue reminder on guidelines for flying with firearms
Legislation:
Politics:
3D Printing Plastic Guns With NY Perspective
Giffords’ endorsements
Coming on the heels of last week’s endorsement by the Brady Campaign of Governor Cuomo are these two endorsements by Giffords:
- Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Antonio Delgado embodies the American Dream. The child of General Electric workers in Schenectady, New York, his work ethic and determination earned him a Rhodes Scholarship and degree from Harvard Law School. Antonio knows the gun violence epidemic threatens that dream for too many Americans today, which is why he is committed to keeping firearms out of the hands of convicted criminals and terrorists, as well as funding gun violence research at the Center for Disease Control. He is running against John Faso, who put the gun lobby’s interests before New York law enforcement’s by voting for their top priority, concealed carry reciprocity.
- Joe Morelle (NY-25), State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle has a proven record of fighting for gun violence prevention policies that save lives. Thanks to his determination, New York has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation. Joe knows that Second Amendment rights can be balanced with measures to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous people, and he will be a champion for these common-sense policies in Congress.
I don’t see these endorsements as having much of an impact. The Cook Political Report currently lists NY-19 as Republican Toss Up and NY-25 as Likely Democrat. Guns already proved to be a non-issue in the NY-19 primary and with NY-25 a long held Democrat district who cares?