Did Cuomo kill Feinstein’s bill?

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Adam Winkler at The Daily Beast writes, “Did the Assault-Weapons Ban Kill Gun Control?“:

“… Gun-control advocates will no doubt mourn the demise of Feinstein’s assault-weapons proposal.  Yet, they may soon be asking if the proposal lived too long—just long enough to dash hopes of enacting any meaningful reform … There was one certain impact of proposing to ban the sale of assault weapons: it was guaranteed to stir gun-rights proponents to action …”

Exactly.  It is reasonable to assume that the Democrats took a look at Gov. Cuomo’s huge drop in the polls and concluded a similar backlash would be in store for them if they went along with DiFi.  So in his rush to be #1, Cuomo screwed the pooch for the antis nationwide.

Ask a stupid question

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Did a brief interview for WNYC today on the Governor’s new idea to let people buy 10 round mags., but only load 7 cartridges in them:

“… some wonder how the state can enforce the proposed change and ensure gun owners with 10-round magazines only have seven bullets loaded.  “How would you do that? Are you going to go around to everyone who you think owns a gun and ask can I see your magazine to see do you have the proper number of rounds in it?” said Jacob Rieper, the vice president of legislative and political affairs for the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association …”

Have not gotten answer to this question.  Don’t expect one either.

Lawsuit filed against SAFE

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The NYSRPA lawsuit against the SAFE Act has been filed today in federal court in Buffalo.  Co-plantiffs include the Westchester County Firearm Owners Association, Sportsmen’s Association for Firearms Education and New York State Amateur Trap Shooting Association plus some other individuals and businesses.

Here is a copy of the paperwork.

Schneiderman and Sharpton

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The downside of being first

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It appears that a new federal AWB is dead:

“In a huge political victory for the NRA, an assault-weapons ban proposed in the wake of the Newtown massacre won’t be part of a Senate gun-control bill, all but eliminating its chances of passage.  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), author of the ban, said yesterday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid(D-Nev.) had decided to ditch the legislation because it lacked the votes to pass …”

Good.  Now the question is what is the political impact on Gov. Cuomo who was so sure gun control was a winning issue that he wanted to be the first elected official to pass new laws after Newtown?

Shelly says

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Shelly acknowledges the legislature is under pressure to change SAFE:


It’s a big admission on Shelly’s part. Too bad it does not go nearly far enough.

Gov. Cuomo, however, is having none of it:

A real grassroots

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Unlike SEIU, we have a real constituency:

“Their anger at what they see as over-reaching by the government keeping them warm under icy gray skies, as many as 2,000 anti-Cuomo, pro-gun protestors gathered on the front lawn at the Schoharie DAR Saturday in a We The People rally …”

Nobody paid them to show up either.  Even better (for us) or worse (for Gov. Cuomo):

“… Carlisle Supervisor Larry Bradt was instrumental in putting together the rally, organized after supervisors in February blasted the NY SAFE ACT … Friday, supervisors took that a step further by vowing not to spend a dime enforcing it.  “We’re not asking anyone to repeal this law, we’re demanding it,” Mr. Bradt said to loud applause Saturday …”

That’s something else Cuomo neglected to mention, that the counties would be stuck with footing the bill for implementing SAFE as an unfunded mandate.

Cuomo’s popularity decline

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Gov. Cuomo’s popularity continues to decline:

“Half of New York’s Republicans disapprove of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing, the first time the Democrat’s popularity has dropped so low among GOP voters since taking office two years ago, according to a new poll out by Quinnipiac University.  Among the state’s Republicans, 49 percent disapprove of the job Cuomo is doing, compared with 38 percent who approve of the governor’s work … The results underline the growing divide Cuomo is facing among voters across regional and especially party lines since signing the NY Safe Act into law on Jan. 15 …”

This in spite of the fact that I have not seen a single media outlet accurately describe what exactly the SAFE Act does.  Plus, downstate media are going out of their way to ignore SAFE opposition.

SEIU astroturf

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SEIU astroturf tried holding a pro-SAFE Act rally in Buffalo.  According to WIVB:

“… Dozens of people gathered at Martin Luther King Park to show support for New York’s new gun law, the SAFE Act. …”

We had 12,000 people in Albany last month and nobody was paid to show up.

Why SEIU supports SAFE Act

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Brain Lehrer interviewed SEIU 1199 President George Gresham on his radio program today on why the union is supporting the SAFE Act

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I give credit to Lehrer for asking if Gresham is doing this just for political purposes to solidify his relationship with (suck up to) Gov. Cuomo.  I call BS on Gresham’s answer, though.