A home rule request to increase pistol license fees has been included in Westchester County’s wish list from the state. No dollar amount has been set, but it would be reasonable to assume they’ll go for a few hundred dollars.
Newsbits
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
Armed Citizen:
Elections:
- New York governor’s race: Here’s everything you need to know about who’s running
- 10 Candidates Running to Replace Suozzi in 3rd Congressional District
Jurisprudence:
- Supreme Court decision on New York gun permit law could lead to more cases
- NYC Courts Issue Rules To Ram Through Gun Cases, Under Political Pressure
Legislation:
- Sen. Gounardes Introduces Bill to Tax Ammunition, Fund Gun Violence Research
- Up in arms over proposed ammunition tax
NRA:
- NY AG Can’t Dissolve NRA Amid Financial Probe, Judge Rules
- Attorney General James Fends Off NRA’s Repeated Efforts to Dismiss Fraud Lawsuit
- NRA Escapes ‘Corporate Death Penalty,’ But Judge Calls New York Attorney General’s Allegations ‘Grim’ if Proven
- NRA Settles Dispute With Former Ad Agency on Eve of Trial
Politics:
GOP gubernatorial primary looming
Lee Zeldin may have received the endorsement of party officials, but there will be a Republican primary for the gubernatorial nomination.
Rob Astorino is doing an expensive 4-page, full color mailing which mentions the SAFE Act.
Harry Wilson is running TV ads in the Albany market.
Legislative update
A-8786/S-7705, Criminalizes the sale of ghost guns, passed the Assembly and Senate.
A-837A, 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.
S-1235A, Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm, has been amended and resubmitted to Codes.
Newsbits
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Legislation:
NRA:
- New York Attorney General Urges Judge to Dismiss NRA’s Countersuit, Says Gun Group Shouldn’t Be Allowed to ‘Harry Prosecutors’
- New York AG scoffs at gun group’s counterclaims in dissolution suit
Politics:
Democrats wants answers
Democrats just sent out a press release ahead of today’s Republican party convention where they demand answers to five questions.
Question #3:
Do New York Republicans agree with commonsense gun safety laws such as federal legislation mandating background checks and mental health screenings which, according to experts, would create safer communities?
If Republicans were smart (they’re not) they would tell the Dems to pound dirt and counter-attack on any number of issues voters really care about.
Bills signed by the Governor
The following bills have been signed by the Governor today:
- S-7736, Amends the “Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act” relating to unserialized frames or receivers.
- S-7760, Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York.
- S-7796, Amends the definition of a “disguised gun” to include any firearms designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun.
NRA members vote for Frank Tait
I encourage all eligible NRA members to cast a single ballot this election for Frank Tait.
He is the only independent candidate running for the Board and the only one not a part of the establishment who are responsible for putting the Association into a position where it could be put out of business by Tish James.
Westchester residents call Latimer & Friends
Westchester residents need to call Latimer and their state reps. to block state legislation allowing the country to raise pistol license fees. One person is pushing for it, Captain Frank Donovan in the pistol licensing department.
- County Executive George Latimer, 914-995-2900
- Senator Shelly Mayer, 914-934-5250
- Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, 914-423-4031
- Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, 914-631-1605
- Assemblyman Steve Otis, 914-939-7028
- Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, 914-723-1115
- Assemblyman Gary Pretlow, 914-667-0127
Especially call Abinanti. He will be in a primary in June.
Bills sent to Governor
The following bills have been sent to the Governor:
- S-7736, Amends the “Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act” relating to unserialized frames or receivers.
- S-7760, Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York.
- S-7796, Amends the definition of a “disguised gun” to include any firearms designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun.