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Local antigunners lose

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A couple of local antigun incumbents went down on Tuesday: Nassau County Legislator Laura Burns in District 6 and Westchester County Legislator Ruth Walter in District 15. Walter floated the idea of warning labels/signs at gun stores recently.

Also, Moms endorsed candidate for NYC Council Felicia Singh went down in District 32.

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Hochul bill signing today

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At 2:00 pm today Governor Kathy Hochul and Assemblyman Charles Lavine will join for a bill signing of the Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act at the Yes We Can Community Center, 141 Garden St., Westbury.

At 3:00 pm Lavine will participate in the Everytown for Gun Safety webinar on the use of American Rescue Plan Act funds to support community violence intervention programs. View here.

What Do You Use Semi-Automatic Weapons For?

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At today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing Rep. Jerry Nadler debated semi-automatic weapon ownership with Rep. Chip Roy:

Gun bills sent to Governor

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The following gun bills have been sent to the Governor today:

  • A-613A/S-14A, Criminalizes the sale of ghost guns and requires gunsmiths to register and serialize firearms, rifles, shotguns, and unfinished frames or receivers they assemble.
  • A-2111/S-5952, Provides taxpayer gifts for gun violence research; requires the tax commission to include space on the personal income tax return to enable a taxpayer to make such contribution; establishes the gun violence research fund.
  • A-2666A/S13A, Enacts the “Scott J. Beigel unfinished receiver act”; relates to unfinished frames or receivers; establishes the crimes of criminal sale of an unfinished frame or receiver in the first and second degrees as class D and E felonies, respectively.
  • A-6522/S-7152, Amends the definition of a “disguised gun” to include a weapon or device capable of being concealed on a person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive which is designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun.
  • A-7302/S-2981, Creates a firearm violence research institute and a firearm violence research fund.

It is a foregone conclusion she will sign all of them.  The only question is how much of a circus will be made when they are.

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