Ghost guns reaction

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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:

Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul in Support of President Biden’s Rule Cracking Down on Ghost Guns.

Attorney General James Applauds Biden Administration’s New Regulations Targeting Dangerous “Ghost Guns”.



NRA needs to appeal to black people

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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

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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

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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).

Adams’ ghoulish response to critics

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Things aren’t going well for Eric Adams so he’s trying whining to Congress about gun control:

“New York City Mayor Eric Adams in an interview on Sunday pointed to the recent fatal shooting of a 12-year-old Brooklyn boy to repeat his call for Congress to pass stricter gun control laws. Adams, appearing in a pretaped segment on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said critics who argue New York’s strict gun control laws show that restrictions have been ineffective in stopping a rise in gun violence, should “go visit” Kade Lewin, the 12-year-old who was shot and killed in a parked car Thursday while eating dinner with his family …”

The City and State implemented all the gun control the antis wanted and it is clear they don’t prevent “gun violence.”  Rather than admit the obvious failure of those policies, Adams wants his critics to visit the grave of an innocent victim of those policy failures because … what?  That doing so will somehow convince the critics that were wrong to point out the failure of his dumb ideas in the first place?

If Adams is this bad now after a few months in office how bad is he going to be after four years?

Antigun lobbying update

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Every so often I check up Everytown to see what exactly they are lobbying for in Albany. It’s a little messed up this time as they include a bunch of clean energy bills which makes no sense. I assume their lobbying firm made a mistake with the reporting.

Here’s their current list of proposed gun-related bills:

  • A-449A, Establishes a ten business day waiting period from contact of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person.
  • A-837, 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.
  • A-4331/S-1991, Provides a civil action for deprivation of rights which is caused by any person or public entity.
  • A-5455/S-5026, Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence.
  • A-7926/S-4116, Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition.
  • A-8131/S-7456, Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to establish and maintain a database of information relating to the sale or use of microstamped guns in the state.
  • A-8619A/S-7573, Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds.
  • A-9000B/S-8000B, State operations budget.
  • A-9003B/S-8003B, Aid to localities budget.
  • A-9004B/S-8004B, Capital projects budget.
  • A-9563/S-8415, Relates to an excise tax on the sale of ammunition.

Newsbits

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Polling firm called

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Just got phone call from polling firm I suspect was paid for by Harry Wilson. Questions were critical of Lee Zeldin. The SAFE Act was mentioned.