“Governor Kathy Hochul announced today on Upstate drive time radio a new vaccine incentive to bolster vaccination rates among New Yorkers who enjoy the great outdoors. Beginning Dec. 1 through the end of the year, anyone that receives their first vaccine dose will have the opportunity to enter the ‘Take Your Shot for an Outdoor Adventure’ sweepstakes and a random drawing to win special prize packages tailored to anglers, hunters, and other outdoor enthusiasts … Five Grand Prize winners will be randomly selected from the pool of 2,000 sweepstakes entrants to receive their choice of deluxe fishing, hunting, and birding packages. Each Grand Prize package will include a lifetime license and the highest quality hunting and fishing gear. The deluxe birding package will include a spotting scope, binoculars, and more. In addition, 25 entrants will be randomly selected to receive their choice of Second Tier fishing and hunting packages. These packages will include annual licenses and equipment specific to angling, bowhunting, rifle hunting, and turkey hunting. The beginning birder package includes binoculars, birdfeeder, bird seed, and I Bird NY materials …”
Newsbits
Wednesday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
Jurisprudence:
- NRA loses federal appeal over New York gun store closures
- Rittenhouse verdict was a victory for gun advocates. Their next fight is in New York.
NRA:
Politics:
Can’t have 1A without 2A
Senator Gillibrand shows why you cannot have freedom of speech without the right to bear arms:
“In response to Rochester’s state of emergency, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she’s working to address recent violence with new legislation. That includes banning assault weapons, enforcing a federal anti-gun trafficking law, ensuring reliable background checks and creating a data protection agency that has oversight over social media. “There’s also enormous amounts of anger and division in our communities that is fueling violence,” Gillibrand said. “A lot of that is caused by disinformation, lies and by social media platforms that are unregulated.” …”
If it saves one life …
Never misses a press opportunity
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.
Newsbits
Friday’s Newsbits:
Gun Industry:
- Gun maker Remington moves to Georgia in $100M, 856-job deal
- Remington to open global headquarters in Georgia, impact on Ilion plant unknown
- Remington says manufacturing will stay in New York
Jurisprudence:
Legislation:
So very edgy
Former Suffolk Co. Legislative Leader:
Should Congress BAN AR-15s?
YES YES YES
👇 👇 👇— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) November 10, 2021
Public funding for gun control
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.”
Legislative response to SCOTUS
Newsbits
Saturday’s Newsbits:
Armed Citizen:
Jurisprudence:
- The Second Amendment Is for Everybody
- Why the Gun Rights Case Before the Supreme Court Matters So Much
- Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul on U.S. Supreme Court Review of New York’s Gun Safety Law
- Attorney General James Defends New York State’s Gun Licensing Protection Law at Supreme Court
- Episcopal leaders warn concealed guns ruling could threaten safety of churches, other ‘sensitive places’
- STATEMENT: In NYSRPA v. Bruen, the Supreme Court Must Reject the NRA’s Dangerous Attempts To End Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures
- Supreme Court appears skeptical of New York’s restrictive gun-control law
- What Happens if the Supreme Court Strikes Down New York’s Gun Law?
- Supreme Court Arguments in New York Gun Case Signal Uphill Battle to Defend Overly Restrictive Laws
- High Court Gun Rights Case Ignores Key Case Law Problem
Politics:
Local antigunners lose
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.