S-8780, Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun and ammunition sales to individuals with a criminal record, has been introduced to Codes. Companion to A-837B.
Newsbits
Thursday’s Newsbits:
Legislation:
Politics:
- Biden Demands Stricter Gun Laws after Mass Shooting in Downtown Sacramento
- President Biden aims at ‘ghost gun’ violence with new federal rule
- Morelle, Singletary speak on historic levels of violence in Rochester
- New York Democrats cheer Biden’s ‘ghost gun’ rule
- Rep. Jamaal Bowman Joins President Biden at the White House in Support of Gun Control
- Biden’s efforts to restrict ‘ghost guns’ face legal challenges
- Brooklyn Subway Shooting Highlights Dangers of Adverse Ruling in Supreme Court Case
- Statement from Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon on the Mass Subway Shooting in Sunset Park
- ‘The View’ rails against the Second Amendment, blames it for gun violence: ‘That’s the problem’
Hayes Politicizes NYC Shooting, Frets SCOTUS Will Approve Concealed Carry
A-837B, restrictive commercial practices amended
A-837B, Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun and ammunition sales to individuals with a criminal record, has been amended and resubmitted to Economic Development.
NY lawmakers weigh in on federal ‘ghost gun’ ban
Ghost guns reaction
President Biden is going to attempt to redefine what a firearm is in an effort to crackdown on so-called ghost guns.
Some reactions from New York officials:
NYS was an outlier among states when we took aggressive action to crack down on ghost guns by passing my bill w/ @bradhoylman last year.
Today’s final rule ensures ppl in every state are protected against dangerous & untraceable ghost guns. @RocBrady @MomsDemand @Everytown https://t.co/6wSxRkoNSn
— Linda B. Rosenthal “the #OriginalRosenthal” (@LindaBRosenthal) April 11, 2022
Updating the definition of firearms to include ghost guns is crucial to our continuing efforts to keep illegal guns out of our communities. https://t.co/uAp9fGfc8s
— DA Mimi Rocah (@WestchesterDA) April 11, 2022
Schumer addresses ‘explosion’ of ghost guns
NRA needs to appeal to black people
Newsweek reports:
“Attorney Ben Crump slammed the National Rifle Association (NRA) and gun rights activists Wednesday over their silence on the Amir Locke case after Minnesota prosecutors said the Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed him will not be charged. “Where [are] the Second Amendment supporters for Black people who have a right to bear arms?” Crump said at a news conference in New York City alongside Locke’s mother. “Where is the NRA? They should be outraged.” Officers were executing a no-knock warrant early in the morning of February 2 when Locke, who was Black, grabbed his gun, at which point one of the officers shot him. Locke, 22, owned the gun legally and had a concealed carry permit, according to his family’s legal representation. He also had no criminal history and was not the target of the warrant. At Wednesday’s news conference, Crump said, “They keep promoting Second Amendment gun rights to protect your home, to protect your sanctuary, but that applies to Black people too. Her son was one of those people who had every right to the Second Amendment.” …”
Crump is right. NRA should have said something.
I don’t believe racism is the issue here. I believe their silence is because 1. there are several current and former police officers on the Board and staff who won’t criticize other officers, and 2. blacks are largely a Democrat constituency group and NRA has increasingly turned 2A into a partisan Republican issue.
With a SCOTUS decision on right-to-carry coming in the near future, what would the effect be on New York City? It won’t be rich white people from the upper West Side lining up for pistol licenses, they can grease the machine to get them now. No, it will be peasant-class blacks and browns from Brooklyn and the Bronx applying. Is anyone talking about that? No. From both a public safety and political standpoint NRA and other 2A groups need to make a concerted effort to reach out to them.
Primary opponent for Hoylman
Maria Danzilo announced she is running against incumbent Senator Brad Hoylman in the June 28th Democratic primary.
Hoylman is one of the biggest gun control advocates in Albany. He needs to go. Support Danziol no matter what her positions are. It is the only way to get rid of him.
FSCUC opposition memo to lead ammo ban
The Federated Sportsmen’s Clubs of Ulster County put out an opposition memorandum to A-5728/S-5058, Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on state-owned land and on land contributing surface water to the New York City water supply.
Here is the memo (PDF).