Saturday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Legislation:
NRA:
Politics:
Demonic obsession
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is the “wokest” person I know and the Daily News has this great quote from him in today’s paper:
“… Firearm purchases have spiked in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic, and Williams declared that a “demonic obsession” with guns grips the country. But he suggested there is reason for hope even if cities cannot rid their streets of weapons. “Even if all those guns are here, our young people did not have to pick them up,” he said. “They can find a better way.” …”
Chipman goes down in flames
Big win for 2A!
The Washington Post reports that Biden’s nominee to head the ATF David Chipman is being withdrawn.
The official White House presser tries to blame Republicans:
“… Republicans in Congress have made clear that they intend to use gun crime as a political talking point instead of taking serious steps to address it. That’s why they’ve moved in lockstep to block David Chipman’s confirmation …”
Ok, but did Chuck Schumer try to salvage the nomination like The Hill suggested back in June?
“… The tied committee vote Thursday means Chipman’s nomination will still be put to a full vote on the Senate floor, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will have to navigate some procedural hurdles …”
Did Chuck do any of this? No.
Chipman worked for the gun control group Giffords. The antis put everything they had behind him, knowing he’d be their shill, and they lost big-time. I suspect this humiliation will also doom any new gun control at the federal level for the rest of Biden’s term in office.
Newsbits
Saturday’s Newsbits:
Armed Citizen:
NRA:
- National Rifle Association cancels annual meeting for second straight year, citing COVID-19 concerns
Politics:
- ATF Hasn’t Had A Confirmed Leader In Years. Now Biden’s Nominee Is Languishing
- Letter from Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum – Thankful for State Action on Gun Safety
- NYPD will issue easier-to-fire guns to new recruits, aiming for improved accuracy
- Gun Regulation Effort Gets Support From Bayside Leader: Report
- Black women seeing guns as protection from rising crime
- Peacemakers awarded $100k grant from Everytown for Gun Safety
James supports ban on sale of handguns to persons under 21
Tish James signed onto this brief, but did not do a presser about it -> AG Nessel Files Amicus Brief In Support Of Federal Firearm Regulations.
NYAGV continues to feed off the public trough
The 2022 NYC budget is out.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence receives another $55,000 grant for FY2022, same as the past two years:
“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.”
Last year I FOILed the City Council to get more information about it. Shockingly, I have not heard back from them.
Spano plans run for Governor
The Yonkers Times reports:
“… sources tell Yonkers Rising that Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is contemplating his next step in New York politics and is moving forward with an exploratory campaign to run for Governor in 2022. Mayor Spano is in the middle of his third term in the City of Yonkers, which recently became the third largest City in New York State. Sources close to Mayor Spano confirmed that he is moving forward with plans to run for Governor, and that his candidacy for statewide office would depend on several factors, including how New Yorkers and NY Democrats view the job performance of Governor Kathy Hochul, and who else decides to get into the democratic race for Governor …”
As a general rule, never vote for anyone from Westchester with the last name Spano.
Despite having a pistol license, Spano has a history of gun control activism both while being Mayor and during his time in the Assembly.
Albany’s top lobbyists
City & State’s, “New York State Top 50 Lobbyists 2021” is out.
Bloomberg/Everytown’s firm Ostroff Associates is #5.
NSSF’s firm Park Strategies is #7.
CDC director speaks out on gun control
Lead ammo ban still percolating
The bill to ban lead ammo for hunting A-5728/S-5058 stalled on 3rd Reading this past session. I expect the issue will come up again when the legislature reconvenes next year.
In the meantime, the DEC is putting together a group to study the issue. The link doesn’t mention who the “organized hunting and conservation groups” are, but most in the state are infested with Fudds who are too stupid to realize the purpose of this study is support the conclusions of the sponsors of the legislation to prohibit lead ammo.