Thursday’s Newsbits:
Firearms Industry:
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
- New York Considers New Taxes on Guns and Ammunition
- Chemung County Libertarians Urge Lawmakers To Pass Gun Resolution Similar To Schuyler County
NRA:
Politics:
What’s on the table
Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced his intention to primary incumbent Jamaal Bowman for the Democrat nomination for CD-16.
The district is not considered competitive so whomever wins the Democrat primary will likely walk away with the general election.
Both Latimer and Bowman are bad on 2A. Which is worse is debatable.
That being said, 2A supporters should back Latimer in the primary. The district is represented right now by a gun control advocate. That won’t change after the election. However, if Latimer wins the primary he would have to give up his job as County Executive giving us an opportunity to get a better candidate into that office. That is what is on the table for the ’24 election in the district.
Democrat Westchester D.A. candidates
With the decision by Mimi Rocah not to seek re-election a number of candidates have announced their intention to seek the Democrat nomination for next year’s election.
Sitting out the Democrat primary for 2A supporters is not an option, even if the choice comes down to voting for the least worse candidate. Here’s the material we have to work with so far.
Newsbits
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Second Circuit Strikes Down Critical Provisions in New York’s Most Recent Gun Control Law
- Attorney General James Releases Statement on New York’s Concealed Carry Laws
- 2nd Circuit Rejects New York’s Default Rule Against Guns in Businesses
Legislation:
- Newly Proposed Bill Plots A Novel Attack On Americans’ Gun Rights
- Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Strengthen Public Safety
NRA:
Politics:
- Nearly 100 US state legislators to discuss gun violence with VP Harris
- ACLU Defends Decision To Represent NRA in SCOTUS Case Amid Furious Backlash: We Understand Gun Violence Is Real Threat
- State officials respond to Remington Arms closure outrage
- Remington factory closure ignites debate over NY gun laws
- City of Rochester extends Gun Violence State of Emergency
Hunter Biden makes 2A defense
“Hunter Biden pushed back Monday against gun charges filed against him, challenging the case on multiple fronts as unconstitutional and politically motivated … His defense attorney argued the gun case should be tossed out because an appeals court has found the law violates the Second Amendment under new standards set by the Supreme Court …”
Watch as gun control advocates and legacy media outlets rush to Hunter’s defense.
Schuyler Co. calls for repeal of background check fees
The Schuyler Co. Legislature passed Resolution 23 calling for the repeal of background check fees on guns and ammunition at their last regular meeting yesterday evening.
Hochul signs legislation to clearly define ‘mass shooting
Newsbits
Saturday’s Newsbits:
Jurisprudence:
- Gun rights group applauds after federal appeals court deals blow to NY concealed carry law
- Second Circuit upholds bulk of New York concealed-carry law
- US appeals court allows many New York restrictions on carrying guns
- Second Circuit sends fight against NY concealed carry training back to starting gate
- Catholic nuns sue Smith & Wesson to halt its assault-style weapons sales
Legislation:
Politics:
Federal court strikes down portion of gun law
The 2nd Circuit Court dunks on Gov. Hochul:
“… The ruling strikes down the provisions that require a concealed carry permit applicant to disclose their social media accounts and those that ban possession by default on private property and in places of worship …”
The case is Christian v. Chiumento.