Want more of this

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Unhappiness with the SAFE Act and the role Senate Republicans played in passing it continues to reverberate as the Post Star reports:

“… Rob Arrigo and Elaine Gerber are challenging incumbent state Republican Committee members Todd Kusnierz and Shirley Needham in a rare contested race on Sept. 10 for committee representation of the northeastern Saratoga County municipalities in the 113th Assembly District.  “It’s (state Republican Committee) dysfunctional because nobody is willing to challenge the status quo,” Arrigo said … Arrigo said Saratoga County needs a stronger voice on constitutional issues, such as the SAFE Act, the gun control legislation that was enacted in January.  “Unfortunately the SAFE Act was passed not just with Democrats, but it was passed largely because (state Sen. Majority Leader) Dean Skelos, R-Long Island, allowed a vote on the SAFE Act in the New York State Senate,” he said. “That is unacceptable, and we want to go and hold those elected officials accountable.  And the best place to do that is on the state committee.” …”

Good for them.  More people need to do stuff like this in both parties.

“… Ronald Jackson, regional vice chairman of the state Republican Committee, said it is good to see people interested in serving on the state Committee … But Jackson, who also is the Essex County Republican chairman, said he disagrees with the contention the Republican Committee and Skelos are not conservative enough.  Skelos’ majority hinges on support of independent Democrats who caucus with Republicans, Jackson said.  “So there’s no way he could have stopped it (the SAFE Act), even if he wanted to,” Jackson said …”

Bullshit.  Skelos and establishment Republicans have willingly become Cuomo’s butt monkeys because they are more concerned about preserving their (dwindling) little fiefdoms and being praised by far-left media outlets than in advancing an alternative, freedom-orientated agenda.  All that ass-kissing has gotten them is less Republicans holding public office.  Why in the world is this fool trying to defend a strategy which has been proven to be self-destructive?

Senator Marchione’s amicus brief

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Senator Kathy Marchione has filed an amicus curiae in support of the NYSRPA lawsuit against the SAFE Act.

Both parties are next due in court on September 12.

Gun control push in Binghamton

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Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan (who is a member of MAIG) joined in on this weeks nationwide push for gun control.

I have not seen any indication that OFA’s action this week has had even the slightest effect in moving the agenda.

Antis openly oppose self-defense

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Ladd Everitt and the gang at CSGV openly oppose self-defense with a gun. In their new PSA, they deliberately distort facts about the Trayvon Martin case to advance their agenda:

New York is Open for Business

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Fresh on the heels of Kahr abandoning plans for a new plant in Orange Co. and moving across the river comes news that Remington is looking into moving to Tennessee:

“One of the nation’s largest gun manufacturers, Remington Arms, has looked at sites around Nashville for a potential corporate relocation or expansion that would likely include hundreds of manufacturing jobs … Remington is among a growing number of gun manufacturers nationwide that have been courted by states pitching themselves as more gun-friendly … Remington’s roughly 1,200-employee plant in Ilion makes rifles such as the Bushmaster semiautomatic weapon, which is now banned under New York’s Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, the first law passed by any state post-Newtown … People familiar with Remington’s exploration of sites said the company looked around the Nashville area as recently as within the past month …”

Guess they didn’t get the word from the Governor that New York is Open for Business.

Gun control push this week

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The antis are having another push for their agenda this week.

Mayor Bloomberg kicks things off this morning with a dog-and-pony show claiming the “Largest seizure of illegal guns in New York City history.”  On Wednesday, Obama’s Organizing for Action will hold a national “action day” on gun control.  This will be supported locally with a rally on Staten Island.

I don’t see this accomplishing much of anything except stroking Bloomberg’s ego.  There isn’t any evidence that the public is more interested in the issue now than they were several months ago when the issue tanked in Congress.

Learning from Cuomo

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Chris Christie apparently learned a lot from Andrew Cuomo’s mistakes.  He vetoed several gun control bills yesterday.

Finger Lakes protest

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Following up on my previous post, there was another Cuomo protest during his visit to the Finger Lakes region this week:

Eating their own

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Some blowback from one of Daniel Squadron’s opponents over the Schumer ad:

“… Councilwoman Tish James releasing a blistering “fact check” email against rival State Senator Dan Squadron for his new “results”-themed campaign commercial … “As an Albany legislator, Squadron has NEVER passed even a single piece of gun legislation into law,” Ms. James press secretary Pat Barrientos charged in the missive. “In fact, over the past two years as a failed Albany politician, Squadron has passed a total of zero (0) bills into law.” …

This is true, but he did care about the issue and the antis are all about feelings (as the facts aren’t on their side).

“… The Squadron campaign, however, fired back with a few big “fact checks” of their own.  “The James campaign is 100% wrong on the facts,” Squadron spokeswoman Amy Spitalnick said in a statement. “Chuck Schumer, advocates, and New Yorkers across the state agree: Daniel Squadron has been a leader who’s gotten results combating gun violence and improving the lives of families, kids, and seniors.” …”

That’s a bit of a stretch.  Sure he supported every gun control initiative, but others were prime sponsors of the bulk of the gun control bills in the Senate.

Essentially, they’re fighting over who has been more outspoken on an issue the public doesn’t really care about while running for a job (Public Advocate) which doesn’t have any legislative, legal or regulatory authority.  Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right ….

Not believable

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Sienna College published a poll showing Gov. Cuomo’s approval rating on the rise:

“Almost immediately after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed New York’s SAFE Act into law in January, rallies popped up across the state … But what a difference seven months can make.  According to a Siena College Institute poll, 65 percent approve of the job the governor is doing.  And how did Governor Cuomo fair with “upstaters?” Fifty-five percent approve of the job he’s doing, up 9 percent since just two months ago …”

Those results are simply is not believable.  If they were then why does Cuomo look so worried?

Sienna did include this caveat:

“… The poll might not accurately reflect the opinions of people in the north country …”

So, they’re saying their own poll is worthless?