Thursday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Guns:
Jurisprudence:
NRA:
- NRA meltdown has Trump campaign sweating
- The collapse of the NRA’s ‘marketing outrage’ scam
- NRA Picks New Interim Head of Lobbying Arm
Politics:
Buffalo politicos honored by gun control group
Clueless Carlucci
The Pearl River Patch reports:
“Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) hosted his 5th annual Meatball Cook-Off and Italian American Dinner at the Rockland Sons of Italy Lodge 2176 in Blauvelt, New York on Monday … Senator Carlucci also recognized Clarkstown High School North senior, Logan Meda who won Carlucci’s Italian-American Scholarship contest. Meda received a $3,500 college scholarship for his academic success and essay on preventing gun violence …”
The fact that the Sullivan Law was specifically designed to prevent lawful firearms possession by Italians was lost on Carlucci.
Committee hearings on “ghost guns”
The following gun bills were discussed at yesterday’s meeting of the Public Safety Committee:
- INT 1553-2019, Prohibits the possession of unfinished frames or receivers.
- INT 1548-2019, Requires the NYPD to report quarterly on the number of 3D-printed guns and so-called “ghost guns,” defined as firearms assembled using an unfinished lower receiver, that are seized by the department.
- RES 866-2019, Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.R. 7115 the 3-D Firearms Prohibition Act.
Congressman Reed’s Town Hall Meeting
Congressman Tom Reed will hold a Town Hall Meeting this coming Saturday, June 29 from 11:30am to 12:30pm at the Seneca Town Hall, 3675 Flint Road in Stanley.
Newsbits
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Supreme Court strikes down stiff firearms penalties
- New York City limits on transporting guns eased in effort to get Supreme Court challenge dismissed
Legislation:
- Supervised youth access to firearms safe under amended state law
- Byrne Helps Pass Legislation To Restore Liberty, Protect Youth Shooting & Safety Programs
Politics:
Yonkers Mayoral Primary
Incumbent Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is running in a 3-way Democrat primary tomorrow against attorney Karen Beltran and community activist Ivy Reeves.
As a general rule Westchester residents should vote for anyone but a Spano regardless of who the opposition is and this race is no exception. During his time in the Assembly he consistently voted antigun and as Mayor he supported Michael Bloomberg’s gun control agenda.
Primary turnout is usually low so gun owners should make an effort to turn out and boot Spano from office.
Effect of A-7752/S-6151 on carry licenses
Now that the legislature has passed A-7752/S-6151 a likely (unintended?) consequence of this will be that in certain municipalities carry licenses will be harder to obtain. The reason being now that premises licenses can be used for transport and range use there is less “proper cause” for a carry license.
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Armed Citizen:
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
- Rep. Maloney and Sen. Markey Applaud Inclusion of $50M for Gun Violence Research in House Funding Bill
- Senate Passes Gianaris Gun Origin Registry Legislation, Taking On The “Iron Pipeline” And Fighting Gun Trafficking
- Ortt Helps Pass Permanent Big Game Rifle Bill
NRA:
Legislature tries blocking SCOTUS lawsuit
A-7752, Relates to the transport of pistols or revolvers by licensees, has been substituted for S-6151 and just passed the Senate. A-7752 passed the Assembly yesterday. The bill now heads to the Governor.
The purpose of this legislation was to derail the NRA-backed transport lawsuit against NYC by changing state law to address the issues in the case. I do not know if SCOTUS will toss out the lawsuit after Cuomo signs the bill into law.