{"id":1101,"date":"2010-03-26T12:08:52","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T16:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2010-03-30T11:20:33","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T15:20:33","slug":"news-of-the-day-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=1101","title":{"rendered":"News of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good news from the 2nd Circuit Court<\/a> which also covers New York State. \u00a0The case of\u00a0Kuck v. Danaher<\/em><\/a> basically states the plaintiff has “a liberty interest” in his wanting to carry a gun. \u00a0More at The Volokh Conspiracy, “Second Circuit Due Process Victory for Connecticut Carry Permit Holders<\/a>” and Cato, “Due Process Victory for Concealed Carry Permit Holder.<\/a>”<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Yonkers City Council<\/a> supports a ban on carrying firearms while under the influence<\/a>. \u00a0In supporting this proposal, Council President Chuck Lesnick<\/a> channeled Spiderman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… \u201cSpiderman\u2019s creator Stan Lee<\/a> penned the phrase, \u2018With great power comes great responsibility,\u2019\u201d said Lesnick in the press release. \u201cCarrying a firearm is an awesome responsibility and there can be no tolerance for anyone who does so while drunk.” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently, though, there can be lots of tolerance for elected officials who drive while drunk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York State Law Enforcement Council<\/a> supports microstamping<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The New York State Law Enforcement Council (LEC) unveiled its legislative agenda for 2010. The legislative priorities are … 3) requiring that all new semi-automatic weapons be equipped with microstamping technology …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The New York State Assembly Minority Sportsmen Caucus<\/a> is on Facebook.<\/p>\n