Just what the country needs, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer:
“… “I think he’s the future majority leader,” said Representative Eliot Engel of New York, in response to a general question about Mr. Schumer’s influence. “I do.” …”
Rules bills for tomorrow
I just got the list of bills on Senate Rules Committee agenda for tomorrow’s special session. Still no gun bills on it.
Bloomberg v. NRA
The Washington Post has an article in today’s paper on Mayor Mike’s effort to block the Thune amendment, “A Battle of Goliaths: Michael Bloomberg and His Anti-Gun Group Take on the NRA.” The interesting part is on page 3 where Bloomberg’s Criminal Justice Coordinator John Feinblatt takes credit for Arlen Specter’s vote against the amendment causing it to come up a couple votes short. Specter has to get through a primary against Congressman Joseph Sestak next year. Sestak was endorsed by the Brady’s last year and is one of the few to get some campaign money out of them.
Nadler endorses Aborn
Congressman Jerry Nadler endorses Richard Aborn. He refers to Aborn as “a leader on gun control” at 1:15.
Preventing traffic fatalities through gun control
Richard Aborn is trying to make the argument that his experience with gun owner liability/mandatory storage laws can be applied to traffic accidents. See his op-ed at the Huffington Post.
Exceeding expectations
According to the Daily News, “Plaxico Burress can expect little mercy from New York’s weapons law.” They ignore the fact that New York routinely gives special treatment to celebrities, the wealthy and politically connected when it comes to gun law.
Special session Thursday
Trigger The Vote
Pistol license applications up
Pistol license applications are up 50% on Long Island. From what I’ve seen it’s up 25%-50% across the state and the backlog is causing some delays.
News of the day
The Daily Freeman is glad the Thune amendment came up a couple of votes short. Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel worked against it because “what is good for Vermont may not be good for New York.”
Candidate Jacques Leandre wants more restrictions on gun dealers because, “I haven’t seen a gun manufacturing plant in the projects.”
The SigSauer Academy is offering a class for intermediate/advanced shooters, “Shooting out of Your Comfort Zone“, on August 29 at the Genessee Conversation League.