Gun Politics New York

The Senate microstamping bill has been amended to S-675C and resubmitted to Rules.

The issue has been getting more unpopular each year and it’s proponents must be starting to piss off their colleagues.  Michelle Schimel was booted from the Assembly floor because they did not want to hear her ranting about it during budget debates.

Meanwhile, Steve Englebright stated on the floor that he had a letter proving that a New York manufacturer (Remington) was already making microstamped firearms for government contracts.  That is patently false.

The following bills have been committee discharged and sent to Senate Rules:

• S-69, requires destruction of surplus state firearms
• S-669A, antigun indoctrination in schools
• S-670, authorizes courts to revoke firearms license and seize the weapons of certain individuals
• S-674, relates to the suspension and revocation of firearms licenses upon the issuance of orders of protection
• S-675B, microstamping
• S-676, requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
• S-678, no private firearms transactions
• S-680, requires state agencies purchase guns from “responsible” dealers
• S-725, statewide renewable pistol licenses
• S-895A, mandatory firearms storage
• S-965, gun dealer liability
• S-1002, requires employees of gun dealers and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
• S-1003, requires the judge in a criminal proceeding or in a family court proceeding, upon issuance of an order of protection to inquire as to the possession of a firearm by the defendant or respondent

Microstamping language from A-1157B has been added to budget bill A-9055C.

I have been informed that the Assembly will insert some sort of microstamping proposal into a one-house budget bill.  Something about providing funds to the state police to administer it.  This is interesting as the bill itself says there is no fiscal impact to the state.

Legislative Report #17 is now online.

Sen. Peralta has filed multiple Motions for Consideration for what looks like all of his antigun bills including:

• S-69, requires the state to destroy surplus firearms
• S-669A, antigun indoctrination program in schools
• S-674, suspend firearms license for order of protection
• S-678, prohibit private long gun transfers
• S-680, state can only purchase firearms from “responsible” dealers
• S-725, statewide renewable pistol licenses
• S-965, holds gun dealers responsible for criminal misuse of a firearm
• S-1002, requires employees of gun dealers and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check

I guess he’s a bit upset his Facebook account was flooded by gunnies upset about his microstamping bill.  He deleted most of the postings too.

Senate Codes Committee agenda for Tuesday March 13:

• S-675B, microstamping
• S-895, mandatory storage