Where’s the bill?

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Here’s an article on Bloomberg & McCarthy’s latest PSH over the Senate vote to allow guns to be transported by Amtrak passengers:

“… Speaking to the notion that having guns on trains may prevent deaths and injuries if an attack occurred, because they would help the passengers defend themselves, Congresswoman McCarthy replied that having more guns on the train would only result in more, not less damage …”

Yes, but nobody cares if some thug or terrorist gets shot during the commission of an act of violence.

While I’m reading it, it occurred to me that McCarthy has not introduced a new version of AWB.  I find that a bit odd.  This is her biggest issue and 9 months into the new Congress and she hasn’t done anything about it.

Obama asks Paterson to dropout

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Some rumormongering:

“National Democratic Party leaders have asked Gov. David Paterson to consider withdrawing from the 2010 governor’s race, according to two senior New York Democratic advisers … The New York Times … said that it was President Barack Obama who asked Paterson to withdraw. Party leaders in Washington have become concerned about Paterson’s political weakness, believing the governor’s office is too important to risk losing …”

Not to worry.  Even with Paterson’s approval rating around 20%, the last poll I saw had him beating Rick Lazio.

Liu/Yassky runoff shaping up

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It looks like the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island Democrats are going with John Liu in the Comptroller runoff as are the Communications Workers of America.  3rd place  candidate Melinda Katz is backing David Yassky.

Upcoming events

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Due to popular demand there will be another .50 caliber match at Fort Drum October 9-11.  Get the forms from the NCSA website here.

On January 12, 2010 Wayne LaPierre will be coming to Albany for a NYS Sportsmen Outreach program.  More details on this later.

News of the day

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Mayor Bloomberg received the Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service from the Lasker Foundation for his work on, among other guns, gun control.

There will be a special election in CD-23 on November 3.

Governor Paterson vetoed the Ontario Co. rifle hunting bill A-7581A/S-6057.  A modified version was introduced a few weeks ago, A-9123/S-6142.

Two (more) reasons to stay away from Rick Lazio:

  1. People don’t want him to run.
  2. He’s bringing back the Pataki people to run his campaign.

Meet the Candidates night

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Peconic River is having their annual Meet the Candidates night next Friday the 25th @ 7:00pm.  The event is free and open to the public and includes free cocktails, door prizes and raffle.

Other primary results

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David Yassky lost the Comptroller primary yesterday, but unfortunately the winner John Liu came up a little short of the 40% needed to avoid a runoff.  Both will be in a runoff election on the 29th.

In Albany, Common Councilman James Scalzo lost his race.  He was one of the sponsors of ORD 48.41.07, the Bloomberg inspired omnibus gun control package introduced two years ago.

In the Town of Kent, R&P member John Greene won his primary to claim the GOP endorsement for the November general election.

Duncanson loses in Middletown

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Middletown Mayor Marlinda Duncanson lost her primary to previous Mayor Joseph DeStefano.  Duncanson joined MAIG earlier in the year and started parroting their agenda.  She is the 2nd MAIG member we’ve been able to oust in New York.

Aborn’s Epic FAIL

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Richard Aborn is the former head of Handgun Control (Brady Campaign.)  He’s directly responsible for the Brady Law and the ’94 Clinton gun ban.  He based his campaign for Manhattan DA entirely upon his gun control record.  He hadn’t tried a case in like 20 years so it’s not as if he could base it on his extensive legal experience.

He spent the last year on the campaign trail talking about gun control.  He raised over a million dollars for his campaign.  He had more endorsements than either of his opponents including ones from Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, State Senators Eric Schneiderman and Eric Adams, Assemblypersons Jonathan Bing, Deborah Glick, Richard Gottfried, Brian Kavanagh, Daniel O’Donnell, Linda Rosenthal and Michelle Schimel, the Brady Campaign, Gun Free Kids, Million Mom March and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.  The Brady Campaign donated $1000.  NYAGV founder Barbara Hohlt and current mouthpiece Jackie Hilly each made personal campaign contributions.

Aborn repeatedly attacked the NRA and accused them of being out to get him.  He attacked opponent Cy Vance for a small campaign donation he made years ago to a politician in Seattle who just so happened to be pro-gun.  He sent out a mailer of him shaking hands with Bill Clinton, implying Clinton endorsed Aborn, which pissed Clinton off because he didn’t.  Aborn attacked the R&P and thought it was funny we would tell members to vote against him.  He finished up by making a last minute personal loan of $50,000 to his campaign.

The end result?

Aborn had his butt kicked up and down the boro.  He didn’t just lose; he came in dead last with only a quarter of the votes.  He did so badly it should damage the creditability of those who endorsed him because a solid majority of Manhattan Democrats wanted nothing to do with him or his agenda.