The state legislature will be back in session today at 9:00am to continue discussion about getting around the SCOUTS decision.
Here is a draft proposal Gov. Hochul sent to the legislature. It has not been introduced as a bill in either chamber.
“Ghost guns” lawsuits
Both A.G. Tish James and Mayor Eric Adams have filed lawsuits against so-called “ghost guns” manufacturers today.
As expected the new public nuisance law is being used by James.
Here are the pressers:
- Attorney General James Sues National Gun Distributors for Fueling Gun Violence Crisis and Endangering New Yorkers
- After Undercover Investigation, Mayor Adams and Corporation Counsel Hinds-Radix Announce Federal Lawsuit Against Online Retailers Illegally Selling Deadly Ghost Gun Components Into New York City
This action made possible by the new laws enacted by the @NYSenDems, including the Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act, authored by @AnnaMKaplan https://t.co/miWVgF55gJ
— Sean Ross Collins-Sweeney (@seanrosscollins) June 29, 2022
Newsbits
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- A minor impact on gun laws but a potentially momentous shift in constitutional method
- Westchester Democrats speak out on guns and abortion
- To some defenders, gun ruling could right a racial wrong
- Feinstein, Padilla: California Must Update Concealed Carry Permit Law
Legislation:
- Stefanik, Tenney say bipartisan gun safety law is governmental ‘overreach’
- Biaggi Introduces Legislation to Target the Sale and Distribution of Semi-Automatic Rifles
- Long Island legislator calls for ban of concealed carry handguns in Nassau
Politics:
- Supreme Court overturns NY gun law, but it’s not legal gun owners that we have to fear
- Interest in Owning Guns Soars in New York Following the Supreme Court Decision on Concealed Weapons
- New York Searches for New ‘Concealed Carry’ Policy 111 Years After Its First
- Gun rights advocates push back on pistol mandates
State eyes concealed carry limits in public spaces
Uptick in gun safety training
Hochul convening special legislative session Thursday
Possible agenda items
Possible agenda items for the upcoming special session:
“… Hochul said Friday she would like to see the state pass specific gun-free zones — schools, places of worship and events over a certain size, and that private places be gun-free unless they note otherwise. She’d like to see further requirements for the storage of a firearm, like in a vehicle, as well as additional permitting requirements, such as increased training prior to being eligible for a permit …”
Would not be surprised to see things like these as well:
“Nassau Legislator Josh Lafazan, who is running for Congress, is calling for new measures to ban the concealed carry of handguns on all county properties. This new measure includes parks and beaches, NICE buses, and the campus of Nassau Community College … Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone also announced Saturday a plan he says will strengthen Suffolk’s red flag laws … Bellone wants the state to expand the scope of the state’s red flag law, increase education and increase monitoring on social media.”
Newsbits
Saturday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Kathy Hochul for Governor, Antonio Delgado for Lieutenant Governor, Letitia James for Attorney General
- Rob Astorino on SCOTUS Gun Ruling
Jurisprudence:
- SCOTUS Rejects ‘Interest-Balancing’ Tests That Treated the Second Amendment As a ‘Constitutional Orphan’
- Supreme Court Decides New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen
- Supreme Court limits reach of federal gun crime law
- Supreme Court’s Second Amendment decision could trigger fight over banning guns at bars, stadiums
- NYC Mayor Adams alarmed over pending Supreme Court ruling that could ease concealed weapons rules: ‘It keeps me up at night’
- NYC Mayor Adams wants to end gun violence — will the Supreme Court prevent him?
Legislation:
- U.S. Congress passes bipartisan gun safety bill
- Stefanik to oppose compromise gun violence measure reached in senate
- Rep. John Katko plans to break with House GOP to support bipartisan gun bill
- Suffolk looks to strengthen Red Flag law
- Could All of New York City Be Designated a Gun Free Zone?
- Proposal to restrict firearm businesses in Riverhead leads to wide debate at contentious public hearing
- Public hearing over possible gun shop ban gets heated in Riverhead
Hochul calls legislature back
Gov. Hochul has called the state legislature back into session on Thursday June 30 to try and moot the SCOTUS decision with new gun control laws.
NYC gun owners celebrate SCOTUS ruling
I’m quoted in this Gothamist article, “NYC gun owners celebrate Supreme Court ruling on concealed-carry“:
“… Jacob Rieper, who runs the pro-Second Amendment blog Gun Politics New York, said in the short term he expects gun owners to face more restrictions, as lawmakers scramble to pass new legislation to regulate permits. “The Legislature’s absolutely not going to just let this slide,” he said. “They’re going to throw as much up against the wall as possible to see what sticks.” But Rieper expects those attempts to make their way to the Supreme Court, too. And when they do, he thinks the justices will rule in his favor. He also thinks the decision could help nudge along bills in Congress that would ease gun carrying rules — both for New York residents and out-of-towners. “I think this case is going to help move legislation at the federal level that’s going to force New York to become more like the rest of the country,” Rieper said …”