Buffalo News pushing Cuomo

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The Buffalo News has an editorial today lauding Gov. Cuomo on his budget an encouraging him to keep gun control on his radar:

“… There is more for the governor to attend to: mandate relief; consolidations of agencies and localities; pension cost controls; gay marriage; gun laws; and more. All are important and all should remain on his agenda …”

Other than mentioning his support for microstamping in his campaign agenda, he’s been quiet on the issue.  I still believe Eric Schneiderman is going to be the pointman on the issue, possibility with help from Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy lending his background credentials in law enforcement.

Say never

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As contenders for the ’12 presidential race begin to emerge, RINOs are once again hoping to exert influence in the candidate selection process:

“… As for his own potential presidential aspirations, Pataki offered, “I’m not running for president. I think this is an extraordinarily important issue. We’re going to focus on this. But, Sean, I’ve been around politics enough to know you never say never.” …”

NEVER going to happen.  Pataki has zero creditability.

Private sales are outrageous

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The incoming DNC chief is an antigun wacko.  The Hill reports:

“The new head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is pushing for screenings of all gun purchases.  Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the current law, which allows private firearm sales without background checks, is “outrageous.”  The Florida Democrat is sponsoring a soon-to-be-released proposal extending the screening requirements to all gun purchases, commercial or private.  “It is outrageous that gun buyers evade the background check system every day, even in broad daylight,” Wasserman Schultz said Monday at a gun reform rally in Miami sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns …”

Democrats have learned nothing.  This pretty much guarantees that guns will be a big issue in next years elections and that will be detrimental to their party up and down the ticket.  Chances of a Republican supermajority in the Senate are going up.

 

The best damn mayor this country has ever seen

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Mayor Mike on Mayor Richard Daley:

“Mayor Richard Daley and his wife, Maggie, took a bow for their stewardship of the city at an Art Institute of Chicago fundraiser held Friday night in their honor … New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called Daley “the best damn mayor this country has ever seen” during post-dinner remarks … Bloomberg pointed to Daley initiatives on handguns, education, the environment and the arts that he said he has happily copied in New York …”

Hardwick’s hypocrisy

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Newsday reports that Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick is has started carrying a gun for protection.  He is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

At least he’s not beating his wife or selling counterfeit Nike’s like other local MAIG partners.

Another mayor goes down

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Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins has plead guilty to five misdemeanor counts of trademark counterfeiting.  Jenkins is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Legislative updates

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Legislative Report #8 and NYC Legislative Report #5 are now online.  The state legislature is on an extended spring break and won’t be back until Wednesday, April 27.

Shelly’s remarks

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Here’s video of Shelly Silver speaking to the NYAGV people in “The Well.”  It’s a far cry from the dog and pony media shows they put on in the past.  Note too that he doesn’t mention any specific bills.

Antigun lobbyists in Albany

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Tom took this picture of the antis lobbying in Albany today.  Notice the empty seats.  NYAGV could not even fill the floor of “The Well” of the Legislative Office Building.  A lot of them were children who should have been in school and were bussed up from New York City.

Antigun lobby day

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New Yorkers Against Gun Violence will be in Albany today pushing for more gun control.  Here’s pictures from last year’s event.

Things are not going well for them.  In years past their allies in the legislature would push through about a dozen gun control bills in the Assembly and Shelly Silver would hold a press conference about it.  Last year they scaled back and just went for microstamping, which came up short in the Senate and humiliated the sponsors.

This time around, microstamping bill A-1157 didn’t move out Assembly Codes despite being on yesterday’s committee agenda.  That’s not to say it won’t move later on, but it is another sign NYAGV’s popularity is on the decline in Albany.