Gun Politics New York

Rochester, like many other cities run by weak, “progressive” administrators, is suffering from the effects of their leadership:

“In response to the “unprecedented levels” of gun violence that Rochester, New York has faced this year, Mayor Lovely Warren declared a state of emergency on Friday. According to Warren’s order, gun violence in the city has been up 95 percent over the last year. As of Monday, Rochester has reported 301 shooting incidents this year resulting in injuries to 360 victims. On Thursday, another three people were killed in Rochester, bringing the city’s total homicides to 71 this year …”

Clearly all the new gun control legislation Albany passed is having an effect.

Not one to miss a press opportunity, Senator Schumer chimes in:

“… He’s pushing for universal backgrounds checks for gun purchases, an automatic weapons ban and to have more personnel in the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to curb the proliferation of guns …”

Platitudes, nothing more. Schumer had to opportunity to push gun control with David Chipman’s nomination and he left him out to dry. I do not see him trying to do anything on the issue right now.

Former Suffolk Co. Legislative Leader:

Gun control advocates continue to feed off the public trough.

The NYAGV Education Fund received $5000 from the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services for an “Anti-Gun Violence program,” contract # T103772, period 9/1/21 – 8/31/22.

They also received two grants of $55,000 and $65,000 from the Crisis Management System in the FY2022 New York City budget, “This allocation supports the Crisis Management System, which is a composition of programs centered in neighborhoods with high frequencies of shooting incidents. Interventions include cure violence, employment readiness, legal services, school based conflict mediation, and community center programming.”