Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Mayor Eric Adams will hold a public hearing to discuss a opioid overdose nightlife prevention bill and gun control bills at 12:30pm, Blue Room, City Hall, Manhattan.
Jurisprudence:
- FPC Files for Injunction Against New York “Sensitive Location” Handgun Carry Bans
- Judge hears arguments challenging new gun law in New York
- Orthodox Jews Challenge NY Gun Ban in Houses of Worship
Legislation:
- Buttenschon introduces bill to permit firearms at historic reenactments, 21-gun salutes
- Jefferson County legislators denounce state gun laws, call for farm workers to keep 60-hour weeks
- Taking aim: County lawmakers in GLOW region oppose state’s new firearms laws
- County legislature votes yes to say no to Concealed Carry act
Politics:
The return of Andrew
The Times Union reports that Andrew Cuomo is plotting his comeback with a “gun safety group”:
“More than a year after he resigned and abruptly exited the state’s political sphere, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued a video statement Wednesday announcing his new podcast and the formation of a political action committee and gun safety group … Cuomo will also head a new initiative called the Gun Safe America Project, he said, criticizing the political gridlock hampering federal gun legislation. He released few details on the venture but said more information will be forthcoming …”
It’s going to be more of the same old shit, just with his face plastered all over it.
Nassau Co. wants urine test
Albany Co. public hearing on gun bills
The Albany Co. Legislature’s Law Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday September 28 @ 6:30pm at the Harold L. Joyce Albany County Office Building on proposed Local Law J, mandatory firearms storage, proposed Local Law K, banning weapons from county facilities, and proposed Local Law M, posting notices about the danger of “illegal firearms.”
Newsbits
Fridya’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- GOA and GOF Re-file Lawsuit Against New York Concealed Carry Law
- Federal Judge Rules People Under Felony Indictment Can Buy Guns
- Syracuse federal judge called NY gun law illegal. Latest case may give him chance to strike it down
Legislation:
- Wayne supervisors will join Seneca County in asking state to rescind new gun laws calling them unconstitutional
- Concealed Carry revisions are no improvement, county ‘vehemently’ opposes
- Franklin County voices opposition to gun legislation
- Oswego County Legislature debates guns, Pulaski’s proposed UV water disinfection system, and a deputy County Clerk position
NRA:
Politics:
NY Lawsuit Update with Erich Pratt
Newsbits
Saturday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Latest lawsuit targeting NY gun ban centers on parks, public transit and private property
- Legal expert says groups are right to cancel historical reenactments over NY gun laws
Legislation:
- City Council sets boundaries where packing heat in Times Square is banned
- Council Approves Legislation to Address Gun Violence, Support Language Access at Abortion Providers, Prevent Opioid Overdoses in Bars and Clubs
- Allegany County: NYS concealed weapon law is an “unconstitutional attack”
- Supervisors oppose state gun law
- Niagara County Legislature opposes new gun laws, passes resolution
Politics:
No more Brady Checks in Wayne County
City Council declares Times Square a “sensitive area”
The City Council passed two gun control bills today:
- INT 518A-2022, Requires the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to coordinate with the New York City Police Department to conduct a study and issue an annual report to the Mayor and City Council Speaker on the trafficking of illegal firearms into New York City.
- INT 602-2022, For the purposes of state penal law definition of sensitive area for the carrying of guns, defines the area commonly known as Times Square. Also authorizes the New York City Police Department to promulgate such rules as may be necessary to implement the bill, including rules applicable, as appropriate, to persons with a firearms license who live or work in the area commonly known as Times Square.
Both bills go to Mayor Adams for signing.