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%
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:
- 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%.
- Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans almost 7-1 in NYC so the purchasers are probably Democrats.
- 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.
Courts publish ‘red flag’ petitions, still few in Monroe Co.
Newsbits
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- SCOTUS will decide whether subjects of civil protective orders can be banned from gun ownership
- Justices Eye Intersection Of Domestic Violence, Gun Rights
- Advocates: Next SCOTUS gun rights decision will clarify N.Y. laws
- How a Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court is putting gun rights groups in a jam
- Republican AGs Join Push To Strike Down Blue State’s Semi-Auto Ban
- Hochul warns of possible upending of ‘Red Flag’ rules as orders soar
Politics:
- Espaillat, Lee, Booker, Kelly, Thompson, Bush, Frost Call for HHS Report on Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis
- The bishops must denounce our reckless gun culture with the same urgency as abortion
- How the Gun Ownership Rate in New York Compares to Other States
- Mayor Evans extends the Rochester gun violence state of emergency. What does the order do?
Mayor Evans renews gun violence state of emergency
Black women learn to shoot guns
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Supreme Court to weigh right of accused domestic abusers to own guns
- Justices take up major Second Amendment dispute
- US District Court concludes Second Amendment requires dismissal of federal felon-in-possession prosecution
- Federal Judge Upholds New York’s Synagogue Gun Ban Even After State Abandons it
Legislation:
- As Red Flag Cases Soar, Senator Gillibrand, Representative Chu Introduce New Legislation To Keep Firearms Out Of The Hands Of Dangerous Individuals
- Firearm safety ordinance tabled in Common Council committee
Politics:
Gov. Hochul’s video on the Bruen anniversary
Bill requiring Health Dept. promote antigun narratives
New bill introduced to the Health Committee by Councilman Shaun Abreu, INT 1098-2023, Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop materials on the dangers of keeping a gun in the home.
From the bill text:
“… No later than 6 months after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the department, in consultation with the Office for Neighborhood Safety and the Prevention of Gun Violence, shall develop written materials containing information about the dangers of keeping a gun in the home. The department shall update the content of such materials on a yearly basis to reflect any changes in law, public health research, or both. Such materials shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:
- Legal requirements pertaining to the safe storage of guns, including but not limited to rifles, shotguns, and firearms;
- Best practices for the safe storage of guns, including but not limited to rifles, shotguns, and firearms;
- Details regarding gun buyback programs;
- Health risk factors and exacerbation factors for gun injuries;
- Statistics on fatal and nonfatal shootings in the city;
- How to recognize at-risk persons for suicide and involvement in gun violence; and
- The relationship between intimate partner violence and gun violence.
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Reclaim 2A rights in blue states
There is some opportunity for political action in this week’s primary elections:
- Mayor of Yonkers: 3-way Democrat primary. Vote AGAINST incumbent Mayor Mike Spano. I have not forgotten about him from his time in the Assembly when he told some constituents who were lobbying for 2A that he didn’t believe it was difficult to get an unrestricted pistol license because he had one.
- Queens District Attorney: 3-way Democrat primary. Vote AGAINST incumbent Melinda Katz. Katz has been a strong supporter of gun control her entire career and has been endorsed by Gov. Hochul.
Primary turnout is always low. If the incumbents lose, it’s a big victory for 2A. If they win, we can still claim partial credit for making them spend money to defend their seats.
This is how we can reclaim 2A rights in New York and other blue states. There’s no need for long, pointless discussion of “the facts”, what’s right or what’s wrong, the Constitution or anything else. Vote pro-gun or 2A activists will back your election opponents no matter who they are to get rid of you. All politicians can understand this and can respect it, even if they don’t like it as it directly affects them unlike lawsuits which nobody cares about as they go on all the time and have no effect on elections.