{"id":11257,"date":"2015-02-16T12:12:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11257"},"modified":"2015-02-16T12:13:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:13:35","slug":"freedom-is-the-lowest-common-denominator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11257","title":{"rendered":"Freedom is the lowest common denominator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11251\">the reciprocity bill<\/a> isn&#8217;t technically perfect, it&#8217;s generating positive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-yorkers-slam-texas-republican-lax-gun-law-push-article-1.2116821\" target=\"_blank\">responses from our enemies<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;&#8230; The bill \u201cwould create a lowest common denominator that makes the weakest state requirements the law of the land,\u201d said John Feinblatt, president of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.everytown.org\" target=\"_blank\">Everytown for Gun Safety<\/a>, a group funded by former <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelbloomberg.com\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/a> &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Freedom is the lowest common denominator.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;&#8230; \u201cThis bill is evil and dangerous,\u201d said Dan Gross, president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradycampaign.org\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence<\/a> &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Brady&#8217;s are still in business?\u00a0 I have not heard from them in awhile.\u00a0 They largely faded away after being eclipsed by Bloomberg&#8217;s bucks.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;&#8230; \u201cThis bill is a menace to New York and would allow potentially dangerous people from other states to carry concealed weapons in our grocery stores, movie theaters and stadiums, without even notifying the police,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schumer.senate.gov\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)<\/a> told the Daily News.\u00a0 \u201cIt is a nightmare for our law enforcement officers and the community, and I will fight this legislation tooth and nail.\u201d &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s a menace only to certain New York politicians who&#8217;ve built their career on the gun control lies.\u00a0 Have more people legally carrying guns inside New York City and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2014\/aug\/24\/chicago-crime-rate-drops-as-concealed-carry-gun-pe\/?page=all\" target=\"_blank\">crime will drop<\/a>, just as it has wherever non-discretionary CCW exists.\u00a0 What will the Schumer&#8217;s of the world say then?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunpoliticsny.com%2F%3Fp%3D11257&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; 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