McCarthy getting the shaft

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It appears that Carolyn McCarthy has been right to be worried about CD-4 being redistricted out of existence.  According to the Daily News:

“… State Senate and Assembly negotiators are looking at merging McCarthy’s Nassau County district into a Nassau-Queens district now held by fellow Dem Gary Ackerman, sources close to the planning said.  McCarthy’s current district “collides” with Ackerman’s, making it a perfect candidate for merger, insiders said …”

That plus the fact that McCarthy is dumb as toast.  She’s not a powerbroker.  She’s nothing more than a single issue shill, and her one issue is becoming increasing unpopular with the public.  In other words, she’s expendable.

Let’s not go that far

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Seen over at Human Events, “Romney is good for guns, guns owners.”

Umm, No.

More like gun owners would probably have a better chance of influencing policy under a President Romney than a second-term President Obama.  That looks to be about as good as it will get this time around.

Schimel reaching out

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Not content to annoy people in her home state with her crackpot gun control schemes, Michelle Schimel has decided to branch out:

“I recently met with Jody Weis, Deputy Director of the Chicago Crime Commission … As the sponsor of a microstamping bill in the New York State Assembly, I met with Mr. Weis after learning of his interest in microstamping technology from a national news show where he spoke about his plan to push for microstamping legislation in Illinois … Both of us agreed that I should reach out to members of the Illinois State Legislature …”

I’m sure the ISRA will appreciate Schimel’s efforts.

Legislative Report #15

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Legislative Report #15 is now online.

Buerkle goes after Holder

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Ann Marie Buerkle goes after Eric Holder in the latest Fast and Furious hearings in Congress.

Press release, “Buerkle to Holder: “How many more Border Patrol Agents would have had to die as part of Operation Fast and Furious for you to take responsibility?”“Buerkle to Holder: “How many more Border Patrol Agents would have had to die as part of Operation Fast and Furious for you to take responsibility?”

MAIG Super Bowl ad

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A MAIG ad will air during the Super Bowl featuring Mayor Mike and Mayor Mumbles.  According to the Daily News, the topic will be:

“… fixing the nation’s broken background check system that allows criminals and dangerous people to buy guns illegally …”

Nobody is going to pay attention to this.

Who is paying for this?

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The National Gun Victims Action Council is trying to organize a boycott of Starbucks due to the company’s refusal to prohibit open carry of firearms in states where it is legal.  The counter-protest supporting Starbucks looks to be going a whole lot better than the boycott.  It doesn’t appear NGVAC has much support.

That prompts Days of Our Trailers to ask a good question: Who is paying for this ad on the Times Square jumbo-tron?

Their corporate information is not on GuideStar, but given the NGVAC board is made up with prominent antis out of the Chicago area, I suspect NGVAC is just another money funnel for Joyce and other leftist foundations.  Given the lack of public support for their ideology, the antis have to keep reinventing themselves (remember Americans for Gun Safety and American Hunters & Shooters?) to keep their issue fresh.  I’ll make an educated guess and say that is who is funding this latest assault upon the 2A.  If it is some other person/group I’d like to know who it is.