All about guns, legislation and politics in New York
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.
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.
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.
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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).
“Multiple gun control groups on Tuesday argued in a Supreme Court filing that allowing children access to gender transition procedures would prove “crucial” in countering gun violence. Groups such as March for Our Lives and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence made the claim in an amicus brief filed in United States v. Skrmetti. The case centers around the legality of a Tennessee bill prohibiting minors from undergoing gender transition treatments … The groups also argued some children who cannot receive gender transition treatments may kill themselves, which they said commonly happens using a firearm …”
This is legally retarded.
Newly elected Boardmember Jeff Knox asks, “What Do Members Really Think About Their NRA Organization?”
I encourage all members to send your opinions to Jeff either over at the Ammoland article, the Facebook group Members Take Back Our NRA, or his website before the next board meeting scheduled for September 7.
This is my response to his five questions:
1. Are you a current or past NRA member?
Current Patron Life, member for 30+ years.
2. Have you rejoined or are you financially contributing to the NRA now, or planning to do so in the near future?
No.
3. If so, what convinced you to do so?
n/a
4. If not, what is holding you back? (Please be as specific and brutally honest as you can. We need to understand your issues.)
5. What internal issues (in priority order) do you think the NRA Board most urgently needs to address?
Everytown has put out this add trying to mix gun control with abortion:
How exactly is abortion related to gun control? It isn’t. In fact it can be argued that both issues are polar opposites of each other. Then why do this?
I have long held the belief that much of what constitutes “the Left” is made up of professional agitators organized and directed by politicians and wealthy donors. This is certainly true for gun control and to a large extent the pro-abortion crowd. However, the organizers would usually keep the issues’ supporters separated. After all, why would tough, blue collar union workers concerned about their wages and benefits get involved with effeminate homosexuals or militant greenies? They wouldn’t. That is why I believe this ad is a mistake. I think they are very, very worried about a second Trump administration and are getting desperate.
Senator Shelley Mayer put on a (totally unnecessary) dog-and-pony show outside White Plains City Hall calling for Gov. Hochul to sign a couple of her gun control bills:
“Standing in front of White Plains City Hall, public safety advocates and lawmakers called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a pair of bills they say will further reduce gun violence across New York. State Sen. Shelley Mayer is the sponsor of the bills that passed both houses of the state Legislature earlier this year … The first bill would require New York’s digital registry of orders of protection and warrants to include extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) … Mayer’s second bill would require firearm licensing officers to provide additional information about safe storage laws, including child access prevention measures when issuing permits …”
Her bills in question are S-3340 and S-9760.
There is no doubt Hochul will sign the bills. Mayer just wants some media face time before the upcoming elections.
The Rockland Co. legislature recently passed a local law similar to one in Westchester requiring warning labels be posted wherever firearms are sold.
According to the bill’s prime sponsor Beth Davidson:
… “Gun violence eclipsed car accidents as the number one killer of children in the United States,” County Legislator Beth Davidson, representing Clarkstown and Nyack, told 1010 WINS/WCBS 880. “Gun violence isn’t happening somewhere else. It’s happening here in Rockland County.” …
Everytown donated $400 to her election committee on October 30, 2023 so it didn’t take long for them to get a return on their investment.