Legislative Report #17 is now online.
Wayne in the Well
Wayne LaPierre’s speech from Jan. 12 in the Well of the Legislative Office Building. Behind him are Nancy Calhoun, Marc Butler, David Towsend and George Amedore.
Bloomberg’s State of the City
Excerpts from Mayor Mike’s State of the City address:
“… This year, we’ll continue finding new ways to target high-crime areas, illegal guns, domestic batterers. as well as the repeat low-level offenders who threaten our quality of life. We’ve come so far in creating the safest big City in the nation, and we aren’t going to let anything or anyone stop our progress …”
“… We’ll start by conducting a detailed assessment of all city, state, and federal funding for youth services and we’ll work to connect the people and organizations that are tackling these issues so we can better coordinate our efforts. After all, the New Yorkers in groups like Million Moms Against Gun Violence want the same thing as the cop on the beat and the social worker and by bringing these groups and other groups closer together, we believe we can make a real difference …”
Susan John not running again
Assemblywoman Susan John announced she will not be running for re-election. Good. This may be an opportunity for a pro-gun pickup.
Scott Brown wins in MA
Scott Brown won the Massachusetts Senate seat and in doing so humiliates Obama, Democrats and the Brady Campaign who endorsed opponent Martha Coakley.
Oh, yes, it’s a Sunshine Day!
Laugh at Paul Helmke
Budget follies
Gov. Paterson’s budget proposal calls for $134 billion in spending, up 0.6% from last year. This is what passes for fiscal responsibility in New York. I don’t see anything about increasing pistol license fees or scrapping COBIS.
Awesome fictional firearms
16 Awesome Fictional Firearms. How could they have left off the BFG?
Lobby day aftermath #2
Still more media coverage from last week:
- Greg Ball press release, “Ball Welcomes Sportsmen to Albany, Calls on Legislature to Defend Second Amendment“
- Oneida County Courier, “Townsend Joins LaPierre and Friends for Sportsmen Event“
- Buffalo News, “Sportsmen rally the pro-gun troops“:
“… More than 2,000 of those concerned hunters, shooters, trappers, gun owners and collectors, and other outdoors-rights people gathered in the Legislative Office Building on Tuesday to view exhibits and hear leading gun-rights advocates address issues during a Sportsmen’s and Outdoor Recreation Legislative Awareness Albany Rally …”
- Post-Journal, “Giglio Co-Hosts Outdoor Recreation Legistlative Awareness Day“
- Legislative Gazette, “Assembly Republicans’ sportsmen awareness day draws New York hunters and gun rights advocates“
Plus an op-ed on how RACC tries to score some political points against Assemblywoman Addie Russell in the Watertown Daily Times, “The RACC and forth about Russell’s record.“
Who are these people?
There’s a new Sienna poll out that shows George Pataki with a 55-34% approval rating. According to The Hill:
“… Pataki, the former two-term [typo: three-term] governor of the Empire State, would beat incumbent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) by 13 points if the election were held today, and maintains a larger, 22-point lead over former Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.), who’s mulling a run for the New York Senate seat …”
My question is, who are these 55% of the people with warm feelings for Pataki? He was terrible. He wrecked the economy and the state Republican party and drove thousands of people and countless businesses out of the state. Who out there is actually saying they’re craving more of G. Elmer?