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Hochul signs gun control bills

On: October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 By: admin

Presser: Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Package to Fight Gun Violence Epidemic

Hochul bill signing today

On: October 28, 2021 By: admin

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?

On: October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 By: admin

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

Gun bills sent to Governor

On: October 27, 2021 By: admin

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.

Newsbits

On: October 26, 2021 By: admin

Tuesday’s Newsbits:

Elections:

Letitia James Isn’t Saying Whether She’s Running for Governor. But She Is Hiring.

Jurisprudence:

Politics:

House Judiciary to markup federal ERPO bill

On: October 25, 2021 By: admin

The House Judiciary Committee will hold a markup on H.R. 2377 the “Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021” on Wednesday, October 27th at 10:00am.

Call the House switchboard @ 202-224-3121 and demand your representatives oppose this bill.

Extremist running for Nassau legislature

On: October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 By: admin

An antigun extremist is running for Nassau County Legislature District 6:

“[Laura] Burns, 52, of Rockville Centre, writes young adult novels. She lost the 2019 bid for the seat. She is also on the Working Families and Common Sense party lines. She helped establish one of the nation’s largest gun violence prevention groups, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, after the Sandy Hook school massacre …”

Her campaign website describes her as, “She’s a mother, writer, and advocate for gun violence prevention.”

The incumbent C. William Gaylor is running for re-election. Vote for him no matter what he’s done.

Bragg makes interesting admission on guns

On: October 20, 2021 By: admin

The Gotham Gazette reports on the candidates running for Manhattan District Attorney.

Democratic nominee Alvin Bragg makes this interesting admission:

“… Bragg spoke about taking a nuanced approach to prosecuting gun crimes, citing certain instances of illegal possession where individuals should not be prosecuted. “My dad had a gun when I was young. It was unlawful, but it was to protect our home. I had him turn it in when he was 65. He was not a public safety risk. My position [on gun prosecution] are nuanced. They are born out of real experiences, both in the courtroom and personal that marry fairness and public safety,” Bragg said …”

While it falls well short of a full endorsement, this is the most 2A positive statement I can ever recall seeing from a NYC-area Democrat candidate running for any office.