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I have been told that Nader Sayegh is also opposed to the Westchester “home rule” bill A-7939/S-6659.
County Executive George Latimer and Captain Frank Donovan in the firearms licensing department are the ones still pushing it.
People need to get on Assembly bill sponsor Steve Otis’s case and get him to lay off on the bill as well as Sandy Galef who I do not believe has articulated a position on it yet.
The Daily News has a most likely ghost-written op-ed calling for the legislature to enact microstamping.
It will effectively block all sales of new pistols as the tech doesn’t work and cannot be implemented.
Current bill numbers are A-7926, which has been on 3rd Reading since January, and S-4116.
S-6659, Relates to fees charged for a license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver in the county of Westchester, and S-8164, Establishes the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm leading to use in the commission of a crime, have been Reported.
As expected, the Republican bills have been held in Codes.
It’s that time of year where Republicans in Albany engage in some light political theater to show gun owners that they care about them.
The following gun bills are on Assembly Codes agenda for Monday:
None of these are going anywhere. They will be held over in committee with little to no discussion. Republicans have been following this script for decades.
If the Republicans really wanted to show 2A supporters they care, they would make a Motion to Discharge on each of these bills like Senate Democrats used to do for their gun control bills. They still won’t be voted on, but the sponsors could spend some time on the floor talking up 2A and making antis defend their positions.
Don’t expect this to happen.
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Senate Codes agenda for Monday April 25 @ 11:30am:
Rob Astorino will be at Virtual Precision Firearms Training on Wednesday 4/20 from 1:00pm to 1:30pm, 90 Main Street in Massena.
I have been told that the “home rule” bill allowing Westchester to set their own firearms license fees, A-7939/S-6659, will come to the floor for a vote and will pass, but both Tom Abinanti and Amy Paulin will vote against it.
Normally if a “home rule” bill doesn’t have the support of electeds from the county it won’t come up, but this is what I have been told is the deal right now.
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