All about guns, legislation and politics in New York
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said on his Facebook page that he is considering running for Governor next year.
Not exactly a surprise considering his name has been floated before.
He has a supportive 2A record and appears to have done a decent job as DC Exec. If he does run gun owners can get behind him.
From the NYC Chapter of Moms Demand Action:
And the antis wonder why they are not being taken seriously by Congress.
For reasons as yet unknown, a sniper shoots up a country music concert killing at least 59 and wounding 500+ on the Las Vegas strip.
Gun control advocates are overjoyed, once again thinking they can exploit this atrocity for political advantage:
The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots.
Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 2, 2017
Cuomo on Congress and gun control: "They're afraid to act because of three letters. You know what the three letters are? N-R-A."
— Jon Campbell (@JonCampbellGAN) October 3, 2017
.@SenGillibrand: Congress “too weak and too cowardly” to stand up to gun lobby: https://t.co/8NZxZllWDs
— Capitol Confidential (@TUCapCon) October 2, 2017
In Westchester, George Latimer tries going after Rob Astorino for allowing gun shows at the County Center. Astorino’s team quickly fires back:
.@RobAstorino spokeswoman @jessicaproud: “It's disgraceful how @GeorgeLatimer37 would use the tragedy in Las Vegas for political gain." pic.twitter.com/RMcDQiJ1jJ
— New York NOW (@NYNOW_PBS) October 3, 2017
Disappointment quickly starts setting in for the antigunners:
BREAKING: NBC News has obtained White House talking points distributed to Trump administration allies following Las Vegas shooting: pic.twitter.com/3HjLCfjvEN
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) October 3, 2017
Their blame game has not only failed, it backfired bigly:
“… House Republicans are on track to advance legislation easing firearms rules, including a package of bills backed by the National Rifle Assn. that would make it easier to purchase silencers …”
This just shows how far gun rights have come over the past 25 years since I first became involved in it. The gun control movement never enjoyed genuine public support and is now on the verge of total collapse. The pro-gun push-back from ordinary people against the antis, their political allies and media supporters has been amazing to watch. I would not have thought this would happen even 5-6 years ago.
The Orleans County Legislature passed Resolution 355-917 calling for Congress to pass Rep. Chris Collins’ Second Amendment Guarantee Act H.R.3576.
Campaign tip: Make sure the town has done the last grass cutting of the season before putting up signs along public roads otherwise they will get taken out by the mower.
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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy has signed on as co-sponsor to reciprocity bill S.446 bringing the total to 38.
Lee Zeldin has signed on as co-sponsor to H.R.3576 bringing the total now to ten.
Politico reports that the House will take up H.R.3668 with the included silencer and “sporting purpose” reforms as early as next week while reciprocity bill H.R.38 is expected to move out of the Judiciary Committee and to the floor for a vote in October or early November.
No local reps. co-sponsor H.R.3668, several co-sponsor H.R.38.
NRA and The Donald need to put pressure on Mitch McConnell to bring both bills up in the Senate.
The Niagara County Legislature passed a resolution IL-077-17 calling for Congress to pass Rep. Chris Collins’ Second Amendment Guarantee Act H.R.3576.