{"id":10771,"date":"2014-09-26T08:14:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T12:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=10771"},"modified":"2014-09-26T08:14:34","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T12:14:34","slug":"maffeis-mud-slinging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=10771","title":{"rendered":"Maffei’s mud slinging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rep. Dan Maffei’s<\/a> ad is even sleazier than the one Gov. Cuomo’s<\/a> campaign is running against Rob Astorino<\/a> accusing him of corruption<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The Post-Standard tells the whole story<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… [John] Katko<\/a>, a former organized crime prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Syracuse, had been issued a .40-caliber Glock automatic pistol by the federal government after authorities received credible threats against his life. The loaded pistol was stolen after Katko left it in a canvas bag under the seat of his truck while visiting St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Syracuse, according to police reports. The pistol was not in a locked gun case, nor did it have a trigger lock as required by federal policies … Erin O’Connor, speaking for the Katko campaign … “Despite Mr. Maffei’s insinuations to the contrary, John’s conduct in this matter was fully investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and no wrongdoing was found.” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The latest poll shows Maffei leading Katko<\/a> with a large number of people not knowing who Katko is.<\/p>\n