{"id":12222,"date":"2015-12-14T14:49:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T19:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12222"},"modified":"2015-12-14T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T19:49:04","slug":"even-more-self-inflicted-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12222","title":{"rendered":"Even more self-inflicted damage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The antis are doing even more damage to themselves<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Top New York officials demanded Sunday that the federal government share classified watch-list information on suspected terrorists so the state can block such people from buying guns legally.\u00a0 Sen. Charles Schumer<\/a> and Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a> said that keeping the information secret creates a dangerous “terror gap.” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No, what it does is deprive people of their rights without due process.\u00a0 It is so bad that even antigun leftists oppose it including the ACLU<\/a> and a host of others<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is easy to understand why Cuomo is talking this up now. It diverts attention away from his Preet problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Schumer on the other hand is a bit of a mystery.\u00a0 Chuck is far and away one of the best politicians around.\u00a0 Not for his ideology, but in his knowing how the system works and his skill at manipulating the public and the media.\u00a0 He has to see the opposition and know the idea is a huge stinker.\u00a0 What is his angle in this?<\/p>\n