Blocking government sales

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Some smaller gun makers react to the passage of SAFE.

LaRue Tactical announced they will only sell items to government agencies that are available to the general public:

“… Effective today, in an effort to see that no legal mistakes are made by LaRue Tactical and/or its employees, we will apply all current State and Local Laws (as applied to civilians) to state and local law enforcement / government agencies. In other words, LaRue Tactical will limit all sales to what law-abiding citizens residing in their districts can purchase or possess …”

Next, Olympic Arms cut off all government sales to New York:

“… Due the passing of this legislation, Olympic Arms would like to announce that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the State of New York, or any New York State government entity or employee of such an entity – will no longer be served as customers …”

Today, Templar Custom is stopping all government sales as well:

“… Templar Custom is announcing that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the State of New York, or any New York State government entity or employee will no longer be served as customers …”

Admittedly, these are small companies who probably don’t do that much business in the state to begin with.  Hopefully some of the larger manufacturers will follow suit.

More lawsuit press

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Tom gives a brief update on the soon-to-be-filed lawsuit against the SAFE Act:

“… [NYSRPA] will file a lawsuit against the state, targeting five or six points of the new law. He also said the association is working with noted constitutional attorney Stephen Halbrook to decipher the law and make it easier to understand …”

65,376,373

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65,376,373.

That’s the total number of background checks since February 2009, Barack Obama’s first full month of his presidency.

RINOs admit real agenda

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More proof that the antis real target isn’t a gun ban, but prohibition on private transfers:

“A coalition of House Republicans is willing to thwart the National Rifle Association’s opposition to broadening background checks for U.S. gun purchases. That may be President Barack Obama’s best chance for advancing tougher gun regulations this year.   Representatives Patrick Meehan and Michael Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania are among Republicans expressing openness to expanding the background-check system, including mandatory screening of buyers at gun shows …”

This is the same thing Schumer and MAIG have said.  DiFi’s gun bill is a smokescreen as they know it doesn’t have the votes.

“… Expansion of background checks for gun purchasers is gaining bipartisan support in Congress and among the public while restrictions on weapons may confront stiffer opposition in Congress.  A Quinnipiac University poll released Feb. 7 found more than 9 in 10 Americans support universal background checks …”

I call BS on that.  That’s just the antis trying to get a mantra going.

Drift away

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Fred Dicker has a good column in today’s Post regarding Gov. Cuomo’s recent behavior:

“Gov. Cuomo has veered sharply away from the reform and pro-business policies he followed during his first two years in office and is “adrift’’ … insiders, some of whom have known Cuomo for decades, said the governor has become so obsessed with maintaining what until recently were record-high job-approval ratings that he has refused, for fear of alienating politically potent liberal voting blocs,  to make tough decisions … Cuomo signaled his new direction in a State of the State Address last month that was so devoid of serious, game-changing initiatives that he had to rely on two catastrophes — the Sandy Hook school massacre in Connecticut and the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy — for its principle news-generating proposals … what support Cuomo still retained in Senate Republican ranks was badly damaged last month when he pressured Dean Skelos, the weakest GOP leader in modern times, to support a tough new anti-gun law that was so politically damaging that state GOP Chairman Ed Cox has publicly denounced it …”

Yep.  What neither Cuomo nor the GOP have yet to publicly acknowledge, assuming they’re even aware of it now, is the outrage over the SAFE Act isn’t going away.  A lot of people still do not understand what was passed into law and when they find out they get very angry.  It is going to bite Cuomo and the GOP in the ass eventually.

Orange Co. Legislature Passes 2A Resolution

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Legislative Report #3

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Legislative Report #3 is now online.

Cuomo mags

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As a follow up to my previous post, the guys behind the Wiki weapons have updated their 3-D printed magazine design and are calling it the “Cuomo.”

Talking Points Memo reports:

“Defense Distributed, the Austin, Texas-based project by 24-year-old law student Cody Wilson and several others to develop 3D printed firearms and firearm components, or “Wiki Weapons,” on Thursday posted a new video online showing a successful test firing of a new 3D printed high-capacity (30-round) automatic rifle (AR) AR-15 magazine, named “Cuomo,” after New York State’s gun-control supporting governor Andrew Cuomo … “He [Cuomo] wants to be associated with these magazines,” Wilson told TPM, reached by phone on Thursday. “Lets make that association permanent.” …”

See the “Cuomo” in action:

Now all they need to do modify the design to include the Governor’s picture on either side of the magazine.

Biden urges Democrats to commit suicide

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Joe Biden urges Congressional Democrats to take up gun control:

“U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday to comply with public demands for action to reduce gun violence … “I don’t want to hear about ‘well we can’t take it on because it’s too politically dangerous,'” Biden told House Democrats at the opening of a three-day retreat. “There’s an overwhelming consensus about the need to act.” …”

First off, the public is not demanding any sort of action in support of more gun control.

Second, look how well things have gone for Gov. Cuomo after jumping on the bandwagon:

“Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s approval rating has fallen sharply among New York voters since he pushed restrictive gun laws through the Legislature, a poll released on Wednesday said. Fifty-nine percent said they approved of Mr. Cuomo’s job performance, down 15 percentage points from his 74 percent approval rating last month, the Quinnipiac University poll found …”