This story assumes that 3D printing is limited to plastics. Other materials, possibly some sort of carbon fiber, cermanics or metal sintering, could also be used as the technology matures.
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?
Newsbits
Monday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Brady Campaign endorses Governor Cuomo for re-election
- Moms Demand Action Reportedly Told Candidate Not to Talk about Support for Gun Ban
Jurisprudence:
- Cuomo, Lawmakers Urge Senate to Block Kavanaugh Over Guns
- Coalition Urges Full and Fair Review of Supreme Court Nominee’s Records
Politics:
More like this
One of the purposes of this blog is to hopefully get New York gun owners thinking of practical ways to reform our gun laws. I don’t deal in nonsense like dividing the state in two.
One of the best examples of smart politics arrived in my mailbox:
So many gun problems in the state would go away if more people like Bill and clubs like the Cuba RGC would step up and organize events such as this. Helping candidates directly raise campaign funds is the most powerful thing activists can do in support of 2A.
Newsbits
Thursday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Dem’s campaign manager quits after video shows candidate secretly backing gun ban
- Cobb clarifies position on assault weapons ban
- Andrew Gounardes On Guns And Simcha Felder
Guns:
Jurisprudence:
Politics:
Should have kept walking
Everytown lobbying
Mike Bloomberg’s gun control front group Everytown for Gun Safety hired a Albany lobbying firm this year. Everytown has been registered with JCOPE since 2011 but never really did anything. This year they hired Ostroff Associates to represent them.
They only legislation they were pushing were the “extreme risk protection order” bill A-8976B/S-7133A and A-2977/S-4363 which would create a “firearm violence research institute.” The former got a lot of attention during the session, but the later didn’t even move in the Assembly.
Reason to get involved
Following up to yesterday’s post is this story also from the Daily News:
“… Marcus Molinaro, the Duchess County executive running for governor, and GOP attorney general candidate Keith Wofford will each report Monday having raised more than $1 million, their representatives say … Meanwhile, the $1 million raised by Wofford, who got into the race in late May, could go further given he is running for an open position … Sources close to the corporate lawyer say about $700,000 of the money he has raised so far came over the past week as the filing deadline approached …”
This is even more reason for NRA to get involved in the Democrat A.G. primary.
Wofford is flying totally under the radar and I know nothing about him, but the fact he was able to make a respectable haul means the campaign can make a solid effort to win. Forcing Democrat pack leader Letitia James to spend money in primary means she will have less for the general election. Given that she has a history of being a gun control advocate weakening her campaign would be a plus for 2A.
Newsbits
Monday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- GOP candidates for governor and attorney general each raise $1 million for their races
- Lt. governor candidates say their positions on social issues have evolved
- Katko for Congress has $1.6M for re-election campaign against Dana Balter
- 118th Assembly District: Paige ends campaign; Rubino secures Democrat line
Politics:
Primary choice
“Public Advocate Letitia James said Thursday she’d investigate the National Rifle Association’s not-for-profit status in New York if she’s elected state attorney general. “I will use the constitutional power as an attorney general to regulate charities, that includes the NRA, to investigate their legitimacy,” James said at a Harlem press conference where she outlined an anti-gun violence platform …”
What NRA ought to do (and I’m confident they won’t) is a GOTV mailing before the Democrat primary telling members to vote against James. At a minimum it would force her campaign to spend a lot of money it otherwise would not. Best case is that because of low turnout in the primaries she ends up losing like Joe Crowley did when turnout was 11.8%.