All about guns, legislation and politics in New York
Democrats put on a dog-and-pony show in the LOB today calling for a laundry list of new gun control laws.
Republicans, being too cowardly and stupid to call out this BS, held their own presser going after bail and parole reform while conspicuously avoiding any mention of the obvious failure of the state’s existing gun control laws, let alone demanding even modest 2A reformations.
The legislative session is scheduled to end on the 10th. Here is some of what we can look forward to:
“… A bill that would make it easier for people to file civil lawsuits against firearm manufacturers would be the latest in a parade of gun control measures to be approved in Albany in recent years. The measure is one of several gun control-related bills the Legislature could take up in the coming days as gun control bills have moved through legislative committees in the lead-up to the final week of the session. The bill is under consideration in the final days of the session after lawmakers have recently sought to crack down on a range of illegal firearms in New York, including firearms printed using 3-D technology and a bill meant to restrict the flow of weapons lacking serial numbers …”
Monday’s Newsbits:
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Joe Biden’s nominee to be the new ATF Director, David Chipman, will testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday 5/26 @ 10:00am. NSSF is requesting 2A supporters e-mail their Senators in opposition. Chipman was a gun control lobbyist for Everytown.
Newsday reports, “WFP says GOP, Conservatives trying to raid its ballot lines“:
“The liberal Working Families Party says it’s being raided by former Republicans and Conservatives who switched their enrollment this year to the minor party and then submitted petitions to run primaries against WFP candidates, according to a Newsday review … “The NY GOP is engaged in a coordinated attack on the Working Families Party,” said Sharon Cromwell, deputy director of the state WFP. “They know they can’t win on the issues so are resorting to dirty tactics to confuse voters and steal elections. We should expect better from our political parties than underhanded attempts to thwart the democratic process.” …”
This is exactly the sort of thing 2A activists should be doing, especially with Democrats in urban areas where they outnumber other parties 4x or more. Two big races coming up are Democrat primaries for NYC Mayor and Manhattan D.A. The only realistic way for 2A supporters to have any influence is to either passively support or actively oppose one or more of the candidates in next month’s primaries. Sitting by and doing nothing is the reason Democrats are willing to advance a gun control agenda in Albany. The only thing that matters to them (and Republicans) is who participates in their candidate selection and election process. You are either helping them or hurting them. Not participating does neither so they don’t care.
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From the September 25, 2015 Democrat & Chronicle, “Warren: Get tougher on gun crimes“:
“Mayor Lovely Warren spoke with three other New York mayors on Monday to brainstorm possible solutions to a recent scourge of gun violence in their cities. The discussion came about a week after Warren sat down with representatives of Moms Demand Action, a national gun control group looking to expand its presence upstate. Warren said afterward that she sees a tougher, more consistent approach to illegal weapons as one strategy among many to help reduce violence in Rochester and elsewhere …”
From today’s Democrat & Chronicle, “Timothy Granison, husband of Mayor Lovely Warren, faces drug and weapon charges“:
“A seven-month drug investigation rattled Rochester’s political world with the arrest Wednesday of Timothy Granison, the husband of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren … Granison’s charges are serious — he is accused of possession of 31 grams of cocaine with intent to sell, which was allegedly found in his car after it was stopped, and illegal possession of a handgun … The unregistered hand gun, a loaded magazine and the semi-automatic rifle were recovered from the mayor’s house …”