Everytown advocacy in Albany

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Here is the current list of bills which Everytown has been advocating for in Albany this year either through the Everytown Gun Safety Action Fund or their lobbying firm Ostroff Associates:

  • A-710A/S-182A, Relates to providing a civil action for deprivation of rights.
  • A-2105A/S-214A, Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds.
  • A-2893A/S-580A, Relates to the provision of and payment for violence prevention programs.
  • A-5199/S-270, Relates to an excise tax on the sale of ammunition.
  • A-6698/S-6636, Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought.
  • A-7555A/S-7392A, Relates to the dangers to safety and health and the creation of a public nuisance caused by the sale, manufacturing, distribution, importing, and marketing of firearms.

Firearm licensing appeals process

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The Division of Criminal Justice Services has published “Emergency Rule Making” which creates an appeals process for pistol license denials in the July 19, 2023 edition of the New York State Register.

Gun control holding the Democrats together

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Lilli Petersen at Huffington Post/Yahoo News opines:

“President Joe Biden is set to travel to Connecticut Friday to speak on one of the key issues uniting his ideologically and demographically diverse coalition: gun control. Biden’s speech Friday at the National Safer Communities Summit in Hartford, organized by leading gun control groups, is not officially a campaign event. … A central problem facing Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ reelection bid is simple: Their coalition includes everyone from moderate baby boomers in the suburbs to progressive college students in city cores, anchored by Black and Latino voters throughout the country. Gun control is a key issue gluing those disparate groups together …

Baloney.

Gun control advocates have never, ever been able to put together a voting block around their cause.  If it’s such a hot issue for Democrats, why didn’t they try and pass some big ticket items when they had majorities in Congress last year?  Furthermore, black women have been the hottest demographic buying guns for the last few years.

Joe Biden’s policies nearly across the board have been a disaster for the country and the party is clearly getting worried about next year’s elections.  If he wants to make an unpopular issue like gun control a campaign issue that’s fine by me.

The 3D Printed Gun Safety Act is a joke

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From Senator Gillibrand’s office, “Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Ban Distribution Of Blueprints For 3d Printed Firearms And Curb Epidemic Of “Ghost Guns”“:

“… With the increase in ghost gun seizures in NYC, we need to do more at the federal level to stop 3D printed guns from ever being created in the first place,” said Senator Gillibrand. “The 3D Printed Gun Safety Act is federal legislation that would ban the online distribution of blueprints for 3D printing of firearms. Those who shouldn’t have a gun also shouldn’t be able to print one with just the click of a mouse. By cracking down on the blueprints as well as the guns themselves, we can limit the availability of ghost guns and make it more difficult for dangerous individuals to get their hands on them.” …”

This is completely ridiculous and totally unenforceable. What’s more the actual bill S-1819 was introduced more than a month ago and she’s just getting around to holding a presser on it now?  It’s a sham.

FSCUC opposition memo to sporting contests

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Ulster Co. Sportsmen sent out an opposition memo to the Governor and local electeds requesting a veto of the bill to prohibit wildlife hunting contests, A-2917/S-4099.

It’s too little, too late and I don’t see a veto happening. I forwarded a copy of the memo to the LCA so the best they might get out of it is some media attention.

Gillibrand press conference today on “ghost guns”

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At 2:00pm today Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will host a press conference to announce new federal legislation to combat the rise of “ghost guns,” Detectives’ Endowment Association, 26 Thomas St., Manhattan.

17%

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According to recent polling, New Yorkers are buying guns for personal protection:

“More than 60% of New Yorkers are worried they’re destined to become a victim of a crime and have taken steps to better protect themselves — including purchasing a gun, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Seventeen percent of city residents questioned in the Siena College Research Institute poll admitted that they’ve bought a firearm in the last year to protect themselves, the study shows …”

Some things coming to mind:

  1. A lot of people will not admit to pollsters that they own/purchased firearms especially in the City so the actual number is likely higher than 17%.
  2. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans almost 7-1 in NYC so the purchasers are probably Democrats.
  3. Black women are the hottest demographic buying guns right now so a good number of that 17% are also probably black women.

Savvy 2A groups would take advantage of this.

 

Newsbits

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